Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong – Johann Hari

What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.

It’s Official Now: Money Can Buy Happiness

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A recent study that examines nearly 77,000 actual UK bank spending transactions showed that people, who spent more money on purchases that aligned with their personality traits, reported greater life satisfaction. Spending-personality fit was more strongly associated with life satisfaction than were either total income or total spending. The study was conducted by researchers at Cambridge […]