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The more money you earn, the more time you are likely to spend working, commuting, and doing other compulsory activities that bring little pleasure, according to an article in the June 30 issue of Science magazine.
Researchers looked at the link between money and happiness, presenting new evidence showing that what they call "the focusing illusion" affects how people respond when asked how happy or how satisfied they are with their lives. "When people consider the impact of any single factor on their well-being - not only income - they are prone to exaggerate its importance," they wrote.
To test the power of the focusing illusion, the authors asked a sample of working women...