Many gamblers will cite the quote, "Somebody's got to win" to reason their addiction to lotteries. We've all searched our pockets for quarters to scratch off numbers on a lottery ticket at one point or another. And we all have felt the rush of adrenaline while awaiting the results. More often than not, we don't win. But then why do we constantly go back to our local 7-eleven or Krauzers to buy more lottery tickets.
Buying lottery tickets is satisfying. When a person buys a lottery ticket, he thinks about what his life would be like if he were to actually win millions of dollars. No more going to work. No more cleaning the bathroom on Fridays. And no more responsibilities. We buy lottery tickets because we get excited. Research shows that the emotional center of the brain, the amygdala, lights up like a Chirstmas tree (sorry, I'm still in the Christmas spirit) when we get excited about the lottery.
How happy would a lottery winner be in 10 years? Now, how happy do you think a paraplegic would be in 10 years? If you're like most people, you'd think that a lottery winner would be significantly happier than a paraplegic. Well, it turns out that after 10 years, lottery winners are barely happier than paraplegics according to research shown by Daniel Gilbert who is a leading psychologist in the science of happiness. Winning the lottery might not be as great as you think anyway.
Buying lottery tickets is satisfying. When a person buys a lottery ticket, he thinks about what his life would be like if he were to actually win millions of dollars. No more going to work. No more cleaning the bathroom on Fridays. And no more responsibilities. We buy lottery tickets because we get excited. Research shows that the emotional center of the brain, the amygdala, lights up like a Chirstmas tree (sorry, I'm still in the Christmas spirit) when we get excited about the lottery.
How happy would a lottery winner be in 10 years? Now, how happy do you think a paraplegic would be in 10 years? If you're like most people, you'd think that a lottery winner would be significantly happier than a paraplegic. Well, it turns out that after 10 years, lottery winners are barely happier than paraplegics according to research shown by Daniel Gilbert who is a leading psychologist in the science of happiness. Winning the lottery might not be as great as you think anyway.