A couple of University of Zurich economists, Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer, compared German commuters estimation of the time it took them to get to work with their answers to the standard wellbeing question, How satisfied are you with your life, all things considered? Their finding was seemingly straightforward: the longer the drive, the less happy people were. Before you dismiss this as numbingly obvious, keep in mind that they were testing not for drive satisfaction, but for life satisfaction. People were choosing commutes that made their entire lives worse. Stutzer and Frey found that a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40% more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office. On the other hand, for a single person, exchanging a long commute for a short walk to work has the same effect on happiness as finding a new love. theguardian/society/2013/nov/01/secrets-worlds-happiest-cities-commute-property-prices
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:22:23 +0000
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