Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Yeah, exactly. So stuff is a great example of that, that buying stuff doesn't make people happy. Work is a great example of that. When they ping people and when people are working, they on average, it's the second least happy activity. The only more miserable activity is being sick in bed.

Yeah, exactly. So stuff is a great example of that, that buying stuff doesn't make people happy. Work is a great example of that. When they ping people and when people are working, they on average, it's the second least happy activity. The only more miserable activity is being sick in bed.

So the average person when they're working reports being unhappy and the world doesn't necessarily tell you that.

So the average person when they're working reports being unhappy and the world doesn't necessarily tell you that.

So the average person when they're working reports being unhappy and the world doesn't necessarily tell you that.

so in the quest to find love and the perfect partner how how can data help us there yeah so i think the big lesson from the data on dating and romantic fulfillment is that there's an enormous disconnect between what people seek and what people what makes people happy so if you look at data from dating sites What do people try to date? They try to date someone beautiful.

so in the quest to find love and the perfect partner how how can data help us there yeah so i think the big lesson from the data on dating and romantic fulfillment is that there's an enormous disconnect between what people seek and what people what makes people happy so if you look at data from dating sites What do people try to date? They try to date someone beautiful.

so in the quest to find love and the perfect partner how how can data help us there yeah so i think the big lesson from the data on dating and romantic fulfillment is that there's an enormous disconnect between what people seek and what people what makes people happy so if you look at data from dating sites What do people try to date? They try to date someone beautiful.

They try to date someone tall if it's a man. Tall men are much more likely to be clicked on to get messages on online dating sites. They try to date men with certain sexy occupations. Lawyers do very well in dating. Military men, firemen do very well in dating. They try to date people with sexy names. There are all these names that lead to better dating success.

They try to date someone tall if it's a man. Tall men are much more likely to be clicked on to get messages on online dating sites. They try to date men with certain sexy occupations. Lawyers do very well in dating. Military men, firemen do very well in dating. They try to date people with sexy names. There are all these names that lead to better dating success.

They try to date someone tall if it's a man. Tall men are much more likely to be clicked on to get messages on online dating sites. They try to date men with certain sexy occupations. Lawyers do very well in dating. Military men, firemen do very well in dating. They try to date people with sexy names. There are all these names that lead to better dating success.

They try to date people similar to themselves, even on silly dimensions. They try to date someone with their same initials. It's been shown that you're 11.3% more likely to match with someone if they share your initials. For some reason, people think this is attractive to people. And when you actually look at the data and what makes people happy in romantic relationships,

They try to date people similar to themselves, even on silly dimensions. They try to date someone with their same initials. It's been shown that you're 11.3% more likely to match with someone if they share your initials. For some reason, people think this is attractive to people. And when you actually look at the data and what makes people happy in romantic relationships,

They try to date people similar to themselves, even on silly dimensions. They try to date someone with their same initials. It's been shown that you're 11.3% more likely to match with someone if they share your initials. For some reason, people think this is attractive to people. And when you actually look at the data and what makes people happy in romantic relationships,

These things that people are drawn to tend not to correlate with long-term happiness. People who end up with beautiful partners really don't report that they're happier. People end up with taller men or men in desired occupations, or even people with lots of similarity to themselves don't report greater happiness.

These things that people are drawn to tend not to correlate with long-term happiness. People who end up with beautiful partners really don't report that they're happier. People end up with taller men or men in desired occupations, or even people with lots of similarity to themselves don't report greater happiness.

These things that people are drawn to tend not to correlate with long-term happiness. People who end up with beautiful partners really don't report that they're happier. People end up with taller men or men in desired occupations, or even people with lots of similarity to themselves don't report greater happiness.

If there's anything that leads to happiness, it tends to be the psychological traits in a partner. a partner having a growth mindset, being conscientious, satisfied with life, happy. This is from the largest study of romantic partners, more than 11,000 couples.

If there's anything that leads to happiness, it tends to be the psychological traits in a partner. a partner having a growth mindset, being conscientious, satisfied with life, happy. This is from the largest study of romantic partners, more than 11,000 couples.

If there's anything that leads to happiness, it tends to be the psychological traits in a partner. a partner having a growth mindset, being conscientious, satisfied with life, happy. This is from the largest study of romantic partners, more than 11,000 couples.