Analysis Of Michael Norton's Tedx Talk: Money Can Buy You Happiness
In Michael Norton’s Tedx talk “ Money Can Buy You Happiness”, Norton suggests that money cam make us happy if we spend it on others. He explores that money often makes us feel very selfish and we do things only for ourself. Thus, happiness is not determinded by how much one earns or how much one spends on himself, but how he spends money on others, no matter how much or how it is spent : “ People who spent money on other people got happier; nothing happened to people who spent money on themselves”- Norton said.
Norton also explained the experiment that lead to his conclusion: they gave students small amounts of money, around $5 or $20. Half of them were instructed to use it to buy something for themselves; the other half were asked to get
Norton also explained the experiment that lead to his conclusion: they gave students small amounts of money, around $5 or $20. Half of them were instructed to use it to buy something for themselves; the other half were asked to get