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The Truth Is, Bad Things Don't Affect Us As Profoundly As We Expect Them To. That's True Of Good Things, Too. We Adapt Very Quickly To Either.

Alas, We Think Of Ourselves As Unique Entities-minds Unlike Any Others-and Thus We Often Reject The Lessons That The Emotional Experience Of Others Has To Teach Us.

Few Of Us Can Accurately Gauge How We Will Feel Tomorrow Or Next Week. That's Why When You Go To The Supermarket On An Empty Stomach, You'll Buy Too Much, And If You Shop After A Big Meal, You'll Buy Too Little.

Most Of Us Appear To Believe That We Are More Athletic, Intelligent, Organized, Ethical, Logical, Interesting, Open-minded, And Healthy-not To Mention More Attractive-than The Average Person.

The Data Says That With The Poor, A Little Money Can Buy A Lot Of Happiness. If You're Rich, A Lot Of Money Can Buy You A Little More Happiness. But In Both Cases, Money Does It.