HOW TO BUY HAPPINESS
The following article is about Michael Norton. After Unit 12, you'll have the opportunity to watch some of Norton's TED Talk and learn more about his idea worth spreading. Michael Norton is a business school professor. He is interested in the effects of money on how people feel. Some people believe that having a lot of money will make them happy. For example, many people think that if they win the lottery, they will be happy. However, many lottery winners overspend and have many debts. Also, they have conflicts because their friends and family want gifts of money, or loans. Debts and conflicts make people unhappy. This example about lottery winners shows that, "money can't buy happiness. But is that always true? Norton believes that money can buy happiness. Why? He has done experiments on how people behave with money. In one experiment, some university students spent money on themselves and some students spent money on other people. Afterward, all the students were asked about their feelings. The students that spent money on themselves did not feel unhappy, but they did not feel happier, either. However the research shows that students that spent money on others felt happier. Michael Norton did this type of money experiment all over the world, with people of all ages. Each time, the result was the same-spending money on others improved the happiness of the giver
1. Many people believe that winning the lottery will not make them happy. 2. People that win the lottery never have problems with money. 3. Michael Norton has done experiments to test how people feel after exercising. 4. Michael Norton's experiments show that spending money does not make people happy.