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Study: Status, Not Wealth, Closely Linked to Happiness

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 03/24/2010 - 00:00

Absolute wealth makes people happy, studies show. But a new paper says having money isn't enough; what matters is having more than your neighbor (or friend or co-worker)


 

Q&A: The Importance of Consequential Strangers

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 09/22/2009 - 01:50

Your barista, your neighbor, the woman on the treadmill next to you: author Melinda Blau talks to TIME about why people we barely know are actually vital to our lives