Why Are People With A Higher Salary Unhappy? Future IQ

There are two types of people: Maximizers and Satisficers. Maximizers always try to get the very best, like the highest salary or the perfect job, but it might make them unhappy and stressed. Satisficers, on the other hand, are okay with good enough and feel happier because they don’t stress about being perfect. We’ll show you how making better choices can help you feel more satisfied with life! More Videos For You: Opportunity Cost: https://youtu.be/fgtiC6RkRwg Jeff Bezos Decision Making: https://youtu.be/aQg7dAJWqyk The Science Of Being Happy: https://youtu.be/reYUf2nkcQg Easy Life Will Lead To Failure: https://youtu.be/2T1lADkGtZY Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS Sources: Find out if you're a maximizer of satisficer: https://pierrettedesrosiers.com/documents/QUEST_maximization_scale_JG_001.pdf Maximizing Versus Satisficing: Happiness Is a Matter of Choice: https://sonjalyubomirsky.com/wp-content/themes/sonjalyubomirsky/papers/SWMLWL2002.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01677.x: Students with maximizing tendencies got jobs with 20% higher starting salary, but https://sonjalyubomirsky.com/wp-content/themes/sonjalyubomirsky/papers/SWMLWL2002.pdf: were less satisfied with the job they got (and were less happy during the entire job search) Replace JEE with a Lottery: https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/08/21/replace-jee-with-a-lottery-for-iit-admissions Why we should run elite college admissions like a lottery : https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/4/19/23689402/college-admissions-lottery-ivy-league Psychology Today Article: https://pierrettedesrosiers.com/documents/QUEST_maximization_scale_JG_001.pdf Good enough parenting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_enough_parent Are you maximizing or satisficing in your relationship: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-you-and-me/202109/are-you-satisficing-or-maximizing-in-your-relationship Do 'maximisers' or 'satisficers' make better decisions: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210329-do-maximisers-or-satisficers-make-better-decisions 00:00 Higher salary is BAD for you 01:02 How can wanting more be a bad thing? 03:05 Be satisfied is settling for less? 05:08 Be aware but not stressed 05:30 Are you maximizer or satisficer? 06:38 Best advice 08:21 Examples in daily life 14:00 When to Maximize or Satisfice? #futureiq #maximizinglife #satisficing