“We found that people make trade-offs between happiness and other things,” says Alex Rees-Jones, a doctoral student of economics at Cornell University. “For example, they explicitly told us in the free response sections that they would be happier one way, but their family would be happier if they took higher-paying options.”
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Higher salary vs. happiness? Show me the money - Holy Kaw!
Response from people when asked would they take a lower paying job and get more time or a higher paying job and have less free time. Family is a powerful pull.
