While reading chapter 9, there is a passage that talks about how economists asked people to record in journals what they are doing at various times and how it makes them feel. The author goes further into saying how many things that we do (like a long commute to a petter paying job) might not be worth it. Sure we get more money, but in the end, it takes away from our happiness making us less happy overall. While one might get paid more, but that longer commute takes away from our time of relaxing, exercising, or chatting with friends, yet we still choose the better paying job.
This struck me as significant because it shows how crazy we are for money. We choose money over happiness, and it's almost disgusting. I feel like we focus on money to much, there are a few people I know that can say that they are happy, regardless of the circumstances. One person I know is a fishing guide up north named Jeff, he's a great guy and a great fishermen at that. But, there was a time where the bank was about to foreclose on his house, and he didn't care because he was happy, he's doing what he loves over what rakes in a bigger pay check, and he is one of the happiest people I know.
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