{"id":7157,"date":"2017-10-05T20:34:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T18:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7157"},"modified":"2024-01-05T05:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T04:19:17","slug":"winning-the-lottery-make-you-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/10\/winning-the-lottery-make-you-happier\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the Lottery Make You Happier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Times are hard these days. Something most people think that can help make things so much\u00a0better is getting very fortunate one day and winning the lottery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The million dollar question is, &#8220;Will winning the lottery make you happier?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Would winning the lottery make you happier? - Raj Raghunathan\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juO4zxsjSjw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discuss your opinion on this, &#8220;<em>Our emotional well-being do not improve with wealth or status beyond a certain point.<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain the concept of &#8220;hedonic adaptation&#8221; or &#8220;hedonic treadmill&#8221;. How do you jump off  it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your own view, can a huge of influx of money guarantees joy? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which do you think cause more happiness: extrinsic and material things or novel experiences? Defend your stand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How could\u00a0winning a million dollars\/euros change your emotional well-being? How about your life in general? Do you think it will make you happier for the rest of your life?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Times are hard these days. Something most people think that can help make things so much\u00a0better is getting very fortunate one day and winning the lottery. The million dollar question is, &#8220;Will winning the lottery make you happier?&#8221;. Watch the video to find out. 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