Perhaps, as Kahneman’s research would lead us to expect, Buffett spent less of his life in a positive mood than he would have if, at some point in the 1960’s, he had quit working, lived on his assets, and played a lot more bridge. But, in that case, he surely would not have experienced the satisfaction that he can now rightly feel at the thought that his hard work and remarkable investment skills will, through the Gates Foundation, help to cure diseases that cause death and disability to billions of the world’s poorest people.
也许，根据卡尼曼的研究会我们会想象，如果巴菲特在60年代的某个时候停止了工作，然后完全靠他的财富生活，每天打打桥牌，那么他生活中一定会拥有更多的正面情绪。但是，如果那样的话，那么他现在就不可能体验到他的辛苦工作和杰出的投资本领，通过盖茨基金会，可以最终帮助世界上数十亿最贫穷的人治愈会导致死亡和残疾的疾病的那种满足感。巴菲特提示了我们有比处于好心情更大的幸福感。