{"id":3127,"date":"2015-08-28T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T11:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2015-08-28T11:24:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T11:24:25","slug":"study-of-the-erm-week-lottery-winner-v-accident-victims-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2015\/08\/28\/study-of-the-erm-week-lottery-winner-v-accident-victims-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Study of the erm, week – Lottery Winner V Accident Victims Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/690806<\/a><\/p>\n

Bit of an old one like, but still pretty interesting.<\/p>\n

According to the clever people that carried out the research in the linked study above; the actual ridiculous happiness felt immediately after winning the lottery, reduces\u00a0the pleasure obtained from the simpler things we do day to day – like having a cuppa.<\/p>\n

After several months, lottery winner became miserable bellends, basically\u00a0spoiled little sh!t syndrome had taken effect:<\/p>\n

As predicted, lottery winners were not happier than controls and took significantly less pleasure from a series of mundane events<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently the same ‘adaptation’ occurs when you buy a house, or a new boat, or whatever it may be. \u00a0 After a few months, you’re happiness is back to baseline.<\/p>\n

In the study, the accident victims were slightly less happy, but not by much. \u00a0I’ll admit I have not read the full study, and just robbed that information from here:
\nhttp:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/susanadams\/2012\/11\/28\/why-winning-powerball-wont-make-you-happy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/690806<\/a> Bit of an old one like, but still pretty interesting. According to the clever people that carried out the research in the linked study above; the actual ridiculous happiness felt immediately after winning the lottery, reduces\u00a0the pleasure obtained from the simpler things we do day to day – like having a cuppa. 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