Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoDo people get progressively less happy as they age?message-squaremessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down12
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareDo people get progressively less happy as they age?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoI’d take it further to say having enough income for a reasonable number of desires also increases happiness. But this is harder because you’re more miserable if you can’t moderate or your desires outgrow your resources or it turns into greed We’re all familiar with happy to have the freedom to buy x but the emptiness of chronic shopping
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agocertainly. Im in a zero disposable income situation and it drives me crazy the little things I have to forgo that while not strictly necessary are niceties or conveniences.
I’d take it further to say having enough income for a reasonable number of desires also increases happiness.
But this is harder because you’re more miserable if you can’t moderate or your desires outgrow your resources or it turns into greed
We’re all familiar with happy to have the freedom to buy x but the emptiness of chronic shopping
certainly. Im in a zero disposable income situation and it drives me crazy the little things I have to forgo that while not strictly necessary are niceties or conveniences.