Our Daily Bread

According to research by university professors Richard Ryan and Tim Kasser, there’s a dark side to the “American dream” of prosperity, and the problem isn’t confined to the United States. Based on data collected from subjects in 12 countries, Kasser says that in every culture he’s studied, there are psychologically unhelpful and often destructive results from pursuing wealth. The problem is not having money, but “living a life where that’s your focus.”