Study: Brain Prefers Working for Cash

Comment #13

twisted — Mon, 17 May 2004 16:37:09 GMT

Many people on this site work very hard at earning their paycheck and they somehow find a way to take some time analyse the lottery they are playing and pick their own numbers. To me, thats really hard work. It takes a long time to look through past drawing data and come up with a system to pick your own numbers. If someone like that wins the lottery, I think they have earned it and will be happy.On the other hand, I do agree witht he research above. If someone who does not do any work to

Comment #12

rdarmand — Sun, 16 May 2004 18:19:03 GMT

My experience has been that it's more rewarding to earn money rather than have it fall into my lap. It has been said that only someone who has created his own fortune (through labor) can really enjoy the fortune he has created, because he knows its value whereas someone who hasn't done the work to create it cannot.On the other hand ...I am stuck in a career vacuum from which there is no escape. I am highly educated, yet I can't get a job in the field for which I'm trained. And I can't afford to... [ More ]

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megamillionaire — Sun, 16 May 2004 03:32:34 GMT

I don't know whose brain they used, it certainly wasn't mine. I like the old saying said by a few folks who should know which goes: I've been poor and I've been rich and rich is better I didn't win the NY lottery tonight so I'll have to wait to put it to the test.

Comment #10

hypersoniq — Fri, 14 May 2004 23:47:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on May 13, 2004Could it be that people who are content to work for low wages aren't stimulating their brains to improve their conditions?I doubt anyone is content to work for low wages.... ceo swine are content to pay low wages... while heath care costs are out of control, gas prices are soaring and even low wage jobs are hard to come by...my synapses will be snappin' on election day...I can honesty say that after working for others 20 of my 35 years of like... [ More ]

Comment #9

param100 — Fri, 14 May 2004 06:12:08 GMT

Winning a jackpot is realy hardwork. Yor brain is stimulated and exausted just by thinking what you will do with all the money you have won. I will accept winning a jackpot.My brain wont have any comment or problem as I am control. I am from Malaysia. In malaysia our 6/49 toto jackpot starts at RM1Million. The largest it has been was RM14Million.Your powerball starts at USD10Million. Convert to malaysia is RM38million. sharks!!!!!!! thats hell a lot of money. With that much on money your will l... [ More ]

Comment #8

weshar75 — Thu, 13 May 2004 22:30:10 GMT

The funniest thing about this study is that it points out that if you win the lottery today you're not going to be any happier a year from now then before you won. It also leaves out the fact that you probably are still going to be happy that you did win because you should have financial freedom. The study also doesn't point out the productivity level of the lottery winners, trustee, heirs, etc. Before or after their point of recieving funds or money. I don't think happiness should be meas... [ More ]

Comment #7

r_billerey — Thu, 13 May 2004 22:29:42 GMT

HEY RJOH, I AM SURE THAT DOES sCIENTIST work with money obtained thru donation. Because How else will pay for this kind of stupid work. YES DEFINETLY It's nicer when you actually earn ..........................THE lotteryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Comment #6

Sleepingdogslie — Thu, 13 May 2004 20:39:58 GMT

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Comment #5

RJOh — Thu, 13 May 2004 20:16:04 GMT

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whodeani — Thu, 13 May 2004 20:15:55 GMT

I am in the same boat as golotto. When win a nice jackpot I will feel as though I have earned it and will have a great deal of satisfaction getting the winning numbers because I studied and analyzed the numbers I picked.

Comment #3

golotto — Thu, 13 May 2004 19:23:42 GMT

The brains of those who had to work for their money were more stimulated. Based on this study, I should be happy a year after a lottery win because I worked very hard to choose my numbers.

Comment #2

Sleepingdogslie — Thu, 13 May 2004 18:48:07 GMT

BULLS****! Why do

Comment #1

RJOh — Thu, 13 May 2004 18:25:46 GMT

I think I will get a copy of that report and forward it the the next stranger that call or email me for a donation to do their good work. They'll be happy to know that they will be happier if they start working for a living.RJOhP.S. That would be a good report to give to all my new friends if I ever won a lottery jackpot.

Study: Brain Prefers Working for Cash

Lottery Post — Thu, 13 May 2004 17:21:13 GMT

It's nicer when you actually earn it.Lottery winners, trust-fund babies and others who get their money without working for it do not get as much satisfaction from their cash as those who earn it, a study of the pleasure center in people's brains suggests.Emory University researchers measured brain activity in the striatum - the part of the brain associated with reward processing and pleasure - in two groups of volunteers. One group had to work to receive money while playing a simple computer gam... [ More ]