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> [“Research shows that the pursuit of material wealth and achievements fails to create true happiness and that happiness depends four times as much on why we do things than on what these things bring our way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-material-wealth-and-achievements/)

Chris Masi

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## More by Chris Masi

> [“There are millions of self-help books. They have different names, different catch-phrases, and different sounding strategies. In reality, though, self-help books are like different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-they-have-different-names/)

Chris Masi

> [“reacts to us in a way that reinforces our genetic predisposition. Again, it would be an oversimplification to say that our environment influences us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-our-genetic-predisposition/)

Chris Masi

> [“Research shows that the pursuit of material wealth and achievements fails to create true happiness and that happiness depends four times as much on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-material-wealth-and-achievements/)

Chris Masi

> [“Self-Help Deception #17: We have a need for success. (The truth:Success in itself is unable to satisfy any of our needs.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-for-success-the-truth-success/)

Chris Masi

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