Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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As an Ivy League alum, I quit my prestigious six figure salary job as a Hedge Fund quant in a bad economy and competitive job market for tech workers to be forever unemployed and homeless. Why?

I use math and basic calculus to explain how we can derive for happiness in our lives. As a Financial Engineer (Quantitative Researcher) in proprietary trading, I see this as applied math theory.

Intro: 0:00
Happiness vs Income: 2:24
Stress vs Income: 4:08
Happiness vs Time: 5:55
Hedonic Treadmill defined: 11:18
Happiness Pie Chart: 14:13
Hedonic Treadmill (dating): 16:16
Hedonic Treadmill (food): 23:25
Hedonic Treadmill (housing): 25:19