In Pursuit of Happiness

I guess ultimately anything that brings happiness is worth pursuing.

Is it any coincidence that on my flight from London to Nairobi I came across an article in the Wall Street Journal (a free copy of course!) on a research on whether wealth and well-being go hand in hand.
In the same research it was found that people are generally happier when they used money for someone else to benefit than just spend it on themselves. Ultimately happy make more effective leaders, bringing positive emotions to the workplace if they are to succeed as managers.

Relative wealth matters more than absolute wealth. So it is possible to reach a point where more wealth does not necessarily make us happier? But it is obvious I think more wealthy among us seem happier – everything held constant. I’ve suddenly got this large appetite to be happy!