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The past decade has seen an enormous increase in the number of companies engaged in charitable-giving initiatives, both with their customers and their employees.
The Wall Street Journal
2017
People feel happier when they pay to save time than when they buy something nice for themselves.
The Wall Street Journal
2017
The relationship between money and happiness has been studied for decades, and typically shows that money matters for well-being, but with diminishing returns.
The Wall Street Journal
2017
Here’s a novel suggestion for those who feel they are in a constant race against the clock to get things done: Make some time for others.
The Wall Street Journal
2016
Many white Americans believe that the United States has entered a post-racial phase; many black Americans believe that race is as salient an issue as ever.
The Washington Post
2016
Mike Norton demonstrates people’s beliefs all over the world on how wealth should be distributed, and then how it matches up to reality.
TED
2015
Dan Ariely and Michael Norton have spent the past decade analyzing the data [on inequality]. Now, they tackle what to do next.
TED
2015
Highly creative approaches that garner a lot of buzz often fall short of sales goals, leading many companies to conclude, prematurely, that charity doesn’t pay.
Harvard Business Review
2014