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“What is Success, Anyway? An Essay on Money and Happiness”

Filed under Career Exploration, On the Job, Salary and Benefits
Posted by Libraries, October 12, 2006
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George Anders, CareerJournal.com, September 22, 2006
http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/perspective/
20060922-fmp.html?mod=RSSCareerJournal&cjrss=frontpage

This article explores the delicate balance between money and happiness, concluding that having more money doesn’t necessarily lead to more happiness. As the author states, “…job-hopping was the obvious ticket to success – and happiness. The goal was clear and simple: a bigger paycheck. More money proved you were on the right track. Now it’s a little more complicated.”

Explore some of the choices and outcomes of the author by clicking on the article link above.

—Jennifer M. Lege

 

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