Prof. Dan Gilbert: "There Is No Point at Which Getting Richer Makes You Sadder."

Prof. Dan Gilbert: "There Is No Point at Which Getting Richer Makes You Sadder."

July 10, 2026 · 7 min

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Prof. Dan Gilbert discusses the relationship between money and happiness, challenging common beliefs about wealth and joy.

Harvard's Prof. Dan Gilbert takes on the line everyone repeats — money can't buy happiness — and explains why it's flat wrong. He reveals where the money-happiness curve actually bends, why most people spend their money on the wrong things, and the simple shift that turns dollars into joy. This episode will challenge everything your mother told you about money and happiness — and how to spend it right. Source: Prof. Dan Gilbert -- The Science of Happiness: What Your Mother Didn't Tell You Hosted by  Sean Croxton Follow me on  Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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