# How to buy happiness

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCambridge
- Speaker: Michael Norton
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can indeed buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people.

## Lectures

1. [How to buy happiness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness/19b1f9d8f99b), 11 min (TED's player)