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Would you exchange a tremendous professional triumph for a severe personal blow?
…if you had to take more than three seconds to think about this question, you are absolutely crazy. Marital happiness is far more important than anything else in determining personal well-being. If you have a successful marriage, it doesn’t matter how many professional setbacks you endure, you will be reasonably happy. If you have an unsuccessful marriage, it doesn’t matter how many career triumphs you record, you will remain significantly unfulfilled.
From David Brooks’ Op Ed in today’s NYTimes.
Truer words have never been written. All the money in the world does not create happiness. It’s the bonds you share with people in your life that bring real pleasure.
