Would you rather have more money or more time?
64% said Money. Researchers found people who pick time tend to be happier. Annoying.
More money or more time is one of the oldest trade-offs there is. Most people pick money, even though research suggests the people who pick time tend to be happier.
The numbers
When Hershfield, Mogilner and Barnea (Penn/UCLA), Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2016 asked this, 64% answered money and 36% answered time. Source: Hershfield, Mogilner and Barnea (Penn/UCLA), Social Psychological and Personality Science.
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Cat Census
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