What's going on everyone Sam here late in sports cars rip in twenty-two twenty-two Panina legacy football hobby Six box break number 36 random team style. Here's a look again at your random results as always You find these on the website under the results tab as well as a Lincoln chat I don't know if I just heard Caleb yell. I'm pretty sure you heard Caleb. Yeah, I think that was Caleb yelling the Caleb hit Let's see. I'm interested Yeah, I know that sounded very strange That's a very bizarre. Oh Darth Vader auto wait Yeah, it's a Vader Hayden Christensen.  Yes, what a hit dude That's awesome, man. All right. Good luck here guys. Oh, yeah short chase Again we have a results tab On our website if you scroll all the way down to the bottom as well as there's a Lincoln check Yeah, I did Joshua. I think it was nasty, dude Yeah, the Hayden Christensen to ten Vader auto Nasty Boy we're gonna do this Dude what look at this. There's four legends inserts Jalen Tilbert nice one there for the Cowboys.  This is a legacy Hey, whoever clocks the legend cards week, you're gonna get a boatload of them.  Look at this Hey, Kyron Williams to a hundred going to the Rams on the rookie audit like from their LA Rams jumping out from the combo spot See if you can pull a dare to tear out of this Dare to tear oh Geez dude Let you not supposed to get there you're supposed to get like one in every every pack I'm supposed to get four I'll flip upside down Except for the last two of course aren't under the lights Justin Jefferson if they do that on all six boxes. I'm gonna lose my mind That's so true Taylor that's so true dude. Yeah, we had Score from a couple nights ago. There was like it was like this, but it was even more Legends Joe Montana to 99 This is a very strange box This was not properly packed For sure. We need to get a bunch of mini cards from Michael here. That's what I'm hoping here. We got That's gonna be one of Robinson for the Giants 15 out of 75 Michael Michael does not have the Giants Charles Woodson So I'll hear how like when Pineda packs these are they being hand-packed or is it being like my machine? I don't think this stuff is yeah, there's no rookies in this pack whatsoever. That's that's a good point Sam Howe rookie With something like this, I don't believe it's hand-packed with a product like one-in-one or flawless or empty. Those are Brother Bro, come on now the Andre Hopkins the 299. I swear if more boxes are like this, I'm gonna lose my mind Gonna be so pissed There's no base rookies, there's no base rookies Taylor There's insert rookies and there's autos and stuff, but no base rookies We just have every single one of these legends cards times like five George Kittle timeless. There's no rookies in this Sam Howe rookie That is pretty funny actually Wow Tyler Gordon chrome rookie with Kenny Galladay To 50. I'm convinced if you made me guard Kenny Galladay ten times.  He is so bad He has four receptions this year for like 50 yards and they're paying him like 20 million Honestly same here taste some Hill for the Saints Mini-card for the ages Sean Alexander That's Jerome Ford rookie auto nice one there for the Browns and Daniel All right, let's see if we get a better legacy box now some rookies in it at least Not everything's turned upside down either. Oh now we're good nice Malika Willis to 199 there you go I think that's Michael right yeah Michael nice one there, buddy Spawned in IRL spawned in you got a RPA coming up here It's gonna be Aiden Hutchinson to 199 can glad congrats Detroit Alexander P Nice one there Tyler Murray sky more. Oh my god eminence World Cup breaks are gonna be insane dude wait Oh, yeah, they're making eminence World Cup this year Um Isaiah Spillers to 99 probably they used to be like a basketball only yeah Be fair it is pretty sick Yeah, oh yeah, many of Deandre Hopkins for the Cardinals orange 80 90 out of 125 Hoppers interesting Taylor's dropping some knowledge on us here. Oh, yeah Under the lights Joe bro What's the hopper It's like hopper's you cards to make the pack gotcha Interesting so Billy the intern must have not been paying attention to What's it called what was going on there Come on Billy, what are we doing here? Oh, yeah, we do it. Why are you getting a thousand legend cards? Collect the whole set yeah Billy's happy chrome rookie Patriots Devonte Adams for the Packers to 150 no Raiders to 150 Packers uniform Raiders card I'll make sure we don't have this Under the lights Matt Corral for the Panthers many another Jerome Ford auto going back to the Browns Congrats, Browns Lauren Jay on the combo spot Like Probably just like a general like run-the-mill factory job You know yeah under lights Jonathan Taylor because most of it's like with stuff like that most of it's done by machine So you pretty much have to have people there watching the machines, right? Red Kirk Cousins to 2.99 Of course that Penini you're probably not gonna be lifted 85 pound kayaks for eight hours. That's true That might not be the back Call it the kayak factory at kayakery Did that they showed if they didn't there's a plastic screw Serian Davis price so they call it a plackery Bro, I swear to God you're coming into I know I went on your stream do that thing so nasty That's so freaking cool. I heard you through the wall and I was like to Don. I was like Did we just hear the Caleb just scream? He's like yeah, it sounded like a bird or something Yeah, that's awesome, dude So clean I know that's the first one. I think we've pulled at the shop. Yeah Justin Ross What's that number to 10? Go to the chiefs Justin Ross, I think it's crazy. Hey the Caleb that's where Just after this game giving the hyphen Terry McLaurin to 1.99 They don't count bull games, right? They do not I don't believe It's gotta be close. Yeah, I mean you saw the playoff and stuff like the Justin Jefferson orange to 149 like the sec championship Yeah, but that that counts. I'm pretty sure it's technically regular season. I believe I could be very wrong about that That's not something I'm speaking with like knowledge of Yeah, let's go. There you go Chad no problem, man Clint Capella, baby TJ Watt to a hundred zebra is pretty sweet, man I think he will honestly this trail on Berks for the tight. There's a mini card for you Michael trail on Berks Mark is out auto John Mechie 30 out of 100 for the Texans Congrats Texans Houston is Um, we're just Houston every time there. They are Eric. Yes. Got it I think Rashad way will try to wait. It's good. He got majority of the charities last week. I'm pretty sure Is it right now time to buying? Mack Jones to 125 yeah, probably I'm saying safe. You're gonna buy one. I'd probably do it now Well, I mean, they're not gonna play also they do they're gonna get knocked out Yeah face You're not feel confident I don't either Little distracted Underlights Jameson Williams and college patching into that's pretty cool actually red of John L. Way to 299 It might be from this is it from legacy Rory, what's it from? I think it's from this because they've got bowl patches. I want to say in some of the higher-end RPAs Trayvon Walker. Yeah, yeah, like you see End of devils that makes sense. Yeah Because it's all still technically college like they're all in college uni. Yeah That is Jason Whitton to 125 for the Cowboys See at most of the patches kind of same situation base All right on to box number four Wondell Robinson Giants green Christian Watson to 100 for the Packers and Justin Tucker That's pretty cool. Actually some of the sugar bowl patch. That's awesome. Yeah, there is Romeo Dobbs for the Packers not numbered There you go Green back to be cool. They like try to collect a bowl pack That'd be a good idea. I agree with that Rory. I think he's a good running back man He's solid for sure Tom Brady under the lights bucks Chase Claypool to 199 I believe he is either one or two either end of this year and next year because I imagine that No, I still think he's good, too, I think it's just Dak Prescott blue it's 2015 out of 20. I think he's kind of a guy. You just go one year. I'm one here though. Now. Yeah Yeah, probably close to 2016 but he might be like 27 Yeah, some more But I mean at this point that's like the shelf life and running back in the NFL now Yeah, I got a lot of his cards. That's Brian Robinson, Jr. Under the lights Yeah, Phil doesn't look good man. I'll give you that for sure Eli Manning to 150 I mean as of right now He's probably the best quarterback from last year's draft class right now in the NFL. Yeah That's I think he's performing better than everybody else. Well, Trey is not even on the field, right? Yeah, Trey's hurt Wilson got benched not really for performance reasons.  Yeah max just kind of like boring to some degree. You know what I mean Yeah Alec Pierce chrome to the Colts Cheer in Davis price to 299 for the Niners kinds words once Indy gets things figured out. I think price and or Pierce and Fitment will be good like one and twos Yeah, here's a look good this year. He's one of Matt Ryan's got like go-to guys apparently yeah Mini Tyrion Davis price silver That was talent's key Sean auto Jerome Ford again 45 out of 50 third Jerome Ford auto of the break Congrats Browns Lauren Jay officially gonna be making a Jerome Ford PC legacy rainbow Honestly under the lights Jamar Chase Refractor Just going to take that out really quick 400 points ran to all at the end base My worst here, I'm gonna buy a limited box. I'm gonna get points out of it. Yeah No, red Terry McClaren The Commanders My worst here. I'd be kind of tough Especially for like a product that you love so much. Yeah Ravens Lamar under the lights to 75 strong Alexander For a luminance box that's Malik Willis under the lights 70 out of a hundred nice one there again Michael couple of numbered Willis is for you now Missing out on these minis got you one. I believe but we got to get you another one Michael gotta get you another couple You need to sweep a box of the minis Red of Clinton Portis to 299 for the Broncos fields vector and a year one pick it very That's nuts Peer strong junior for the Patriots mini not numbered I will say though. I'm still holding on to my year one drink London open. Oh nice forgot you had that Sauce Gardner nice one there with the red ink for the Jets. There you go, New York Jason a Yeah, we definitely send a vector in the PSA. Yeah, for sure because I don't think I was checking the pop reports like So ago and like I don't think any have been sent in can imagine. It's if any are super high Christian Watson Silver for the Packers like I ended up getting a Dak Prescott vector and it looks like it would tend so yeah, definitely Prescott Eekman to 125 Cowboys those cards are like so like hit or miss lately What do you mean like price wise? Oh price wise Dak hasn't been playing that great, but I mean like September the vector sold for a hundred and then like now it's at like 25 or 30 Under the lights Crystal Lave Saints Love the vectors the vectors Yeah, vectors are my favorite out of luminance for sure. I like luminance, too That is Damian Pierce to 150 for the Texans Does it dare to tear a case of case if they're 20 box cases or 18 box cases or something like that. Gotcha. So they're tougher poles for sure Ombré All right Last box. Good luck everybody To per case that makes sense One per half that that makes more sense because the cases are so big Case are a gigantic on this Kyler Gordon Silver the Bears Oh bears No, I mean so mad of I was a safety 26 out of 50 Jerry Rice David a job oh six out of a hundred on the bronze Rookie for the Ravens nice one there Baltimore I Believe that is Stephen B He missed his receiver on the right that was so wide open that's tough Nice, he ran like a corner out and there is no one in front. She's like would have been a walk-in There's under the lights Carson strong. Yeah He will never see playing time, but yeah Even on the team practice In Hutchinson to 150 he's right third string third string who's your backup gardener? Oh, yeah I think what's the name in books there, too? Oh, yeah, I'm mistaken. I don't know There's cordial Patterson for the Falcons to 125 record holder it lands up mad up What's your record holder for? He now holds the career? Uh number of kick returns.  He just he passed the cribs Maryland Gavi green mojo. What are those going for rory? That's a sick card Orange Kobe Bryant It's a 149 for the Seahawks He's a beast actually Tyreek woolen's Really a beast for that position is bright but corner same with Tariq woolen That is four out of 199 breeze hall for the Jets. Oh, that's sick. Tony Hawk cards That's cool rory.  Yeah They'd only had that Gavi was a hundred. That's not bad That's not bad at all.  I played skate three yesterday for the first time in a couple months God, I love that game. They got a new one out. Yeah coming out. No, it's already out. Is it? Well, not beta, but it's uh Game's very similar Adam Thielen. It's a 299. I forget what it's called. It's called like project something. Huh, interesting Yeah, skate four is coming out soon. I can't wait for that. Oh my god So much fun sauce gardener for the Jets on the mini I love the uh, I love the hall meat. Yeah That's always fun And last pack of the break, uh, Carson Strong seven out of 35 on the blue auto going to the eagles Congrats Philly Philadelphia is Eric S All right guys, let's do this quick points random Uh again, it is 400 points. Let me get this list copied in All right guys doing the random for the uh 400 points Going to roll the dice whatever team is on top after eight, uh dice rolls. We'll get the points one two three four five six seven And eight go into the rams colts combo rams colts All right, let's do a quick recap here We add karson strong eagles david ajavo ravens sauce gardener jets Jerome ford browns romeo dobs packers john mechie texans Justin ross chiefs Jerome ford browns adan hutchinson lions Jerome ford browns and karen williams for the rams I'll do it for the break guys. Thanks again for the fill next up damas elite


Hi everybody, Joe for Jaspy's casebreaks.com coming at you with the last pack that we got to do to unlock flawless basketball This is break number one six six giving away the final six number block spots Which will be coming up in any separate video big thanks to this group right here for making it happen There are the teams right here. We're gonna do the pack break first and the randomizer for the Random number blocks 12 times. Come on random org. I'm eager to get to that flawless I wanted the dice hold to be like three and 12th and final time one Two here's the first half of the list right here second half of the list over here Let that logo man marinate could be we haven't pulled one yet Be right there This will be a little mellow for a second. I thought this was gonna be a little mellow for a second Well even mocks actually been playing playing really well for the Lakers. No rookies there. Let's flip back over here So the top three Are gonna win spots in the magic number block and then the next three Will be in the sixers random number block. All right, so let's gather all the names right here and Let's roll it and randomize it six and a three nine times and Ninth and final time so it's top six after nine so from seven on down no go Sorry Andrew, thanks everybody right here Appreciate it. We'll get him next time. There is a next time for the next case Next three is in one number block Gretchen Gretchen Gretchen and The other number block Gretchen Gretchen and Andrew Look at that snuck in there. All right, so Andrew and Gretchen you're in the Orlando magic Etc. Etc. Number block and Gretchen you're in the sixers number block as well Thanks, I'm Joe. I'll see you next time for the next one Bye-bye


In this case study, we're going to look at works of art associated with Gudea, the ruler of Lagash. And here on my map of Mesopotamia, I've pointed out the locations of Ur and Urruk. Those were the two really earliest of the Sumerian cities. And in our earlier readings about diorite, you learned about its symbolic nature and the way that it was sort of a neutral stone that, although it was an igneous rock, it hadn't sided with the volcano in the Epic of Lugal. And so it was allowed to be used for sculptural purposes. The beliefs about that stone appear to have continued on into somewhat later civilizations in the area. And so we're going to be looking at the use of diorite and also some related stones which the people of Lagash and Gersu decided to classify as diorite. So they would use stones, but they would classify them using the name of a stone that was considered to be more positive, I guess you could say. Here we're standing inside the gallery of the Louvre that contains most of the Gudea sculptures that are found in museums all over the world. Other collections have maybe one or two sculptures representing Gudea of Lagash, but most of them are here in Paris. And as you can see from this collection of sculpture and these three additional works that are also in, well one of them is in the gallery here, they all have a similar design. And most of them have some sort of an inscription that names Gudea as the patron, and they mentioned some of his building campaigns. Gudea was a ruler and he's always shown in a very particular way. There's always an emphasis in his sculptures on his arms which show great strength. Take a look at those huge shoulders and muscular arms and his eyes. His eyes tend to be exaggerated and large, so he's sort of an all-seeing ruler. They all tend to be made of diorite or something that the sculptor and inscription tells us is diorite, although the middle sculpture that I brought in in this extra group of three is of dolerite. It's also a very hard, igneous rock. They all have attributes that point to Gudea as sort of a great ruler. So they're in the standing sculpture that you see in the center here. He is holding a vase that overflows with water and fishes, kind of emphasizing the abundance under his reign. And in other works that we're going to see, he is shown sitting before the gods, sometimes with a plan of a temple that he has built for the gods on his lap. So evidence that he is keeping the gods happy and if the ruler keeps the gods happy, then of course the kingdom prospers. The inscriptions generally tell us a little bit about Gudea and what a good ruler he is, different things he's done to benefit his people. And the poses tend to be fairly standard.  And sometimes his clasped hands hold some sort of a vessel. And if he's holding a vessel, that means that a liquid offering could be poured into that vessel as an offering to the gods. And these are the sorts of figures that would be placed in temples so that there would be sort of constant contact between a representation of the ruler and the gods of that ruler. Here's the first of two sculptures that I particularly want to focus on in this case study. It shows Gudea seated with his hands clasped and he has a tablet with a plan of a temple in his lap. It is made of diorite, which is one of the materials we're featuring in this module. And it has an inscription on it that is very important for our particular lesson. And this inscription tells us that this statue was intentionally made out of this hard stone and tells us why. So here it reads, For this statue, nobody was supposed to use silver or lapis lazuli. Neither should copper or tin or bronze be a working material. It is exclusively of diorite. Nobody will forcibly damage the stone. And so here we have ample proof that the value of the material here is in its indestructibility. And even though over the centuries this particular sculpture has lost some fingertips, a thumb, a head, and a couple of other pieces, I think you'll agree that for something to have survived thousands and thousands of years from the ancient Near East to be now shown in the Louvre Museum today is pretty impressive. And this is really the key that we have with the use of diorite in ancient Near Eastern sculpture, particularly for the Sumerians and some of the earlier civilizations. They wanted these things to last forever. And that was more important than them being made out of a more expensive precious material. So why would Gudea want this particular sculpture to last forever? Well, part of the reason is what is shown on Gudea's lap. And I'm showing you a detailed view of the lap and also a view of a drawing here of what's represented. And we see here a line drawing of the outer walls of a temple. And then there is a measuring ruler with measurements marked out on the bottom of the drawing. And then on the left, you see kind of a sort of bird shaped, like an elongated bird shaped implement. And that is a representation of a stylus, a drawing tool. So this is proof that Gudea has planned this temple. And the inscription on the sculpture tells us that this is being built in honor of the gods. And also that Gudea is a really good overseer of his workers. He says that none of the slaves are whipped or beaten as they work on this. That everyone is well taken care of and happy. And they're sort of rejoicing as they do honor to their god building this temple. The inscription tells us that the temple is being built for the god Ningersu, who is the patron god of the city state of Lagash. And the god of earth and plow. And so this would have been really important for Gudea because if you have the god of earth and plow favoring you, that means that you're going to have good harvests. You're going to have plenty of food. And this sort of abundance was something that was considered the responsibility of the ruler. If the ruler had the gods happy with him, then the gods would come through and you would have good harvests and plenty for the people. In times of famine, that might mean that the gods were mad at your ruler and that could end very badly for this person. The inscription also tells us, as I mentioned before, why Gudea is such a good ruler. And on the inscription there's a whole laundry list of gods who hold him in their favor. And then he also mentions, again, how well he treats his workers. Now let's look at the pose of Gudea in this figure and in two other figures. This seated pose is one that we associated with many sculptures of Gudea and also of other rulers of the city-states of Lagash and Gursu that came before and after Gudea. And according to scholars and based on inscriptions and archaeological finds, we believe that sculptures like this would be set up in front of the sculpture of a god so that they would act as some sort of a mediator between worshipers, ordinary people, and the chief god. And so Gudea here is shown seated as almost sort of a lesser god who would intercede with the gods on behalf of his people. That's kind of the way that saints would be treated in medieval art before the Virgin Mary. People would pray to her to intercede on their behalf with Christ and with God the Father, for example. And the laps of these seated sculptures would be flat and it's believed that offerings would actually be left on them. So they almost acted as altars in and of themselves. And they would be used to hold either offerings that would be sort of solid and stable or also have libations, liquid offerings poured out onto them. Here's the second sculpture that I want to particularly focus on in this case study. And this one shows Gudea. It was made around 2090 BCE. So it's about 1300 to 1000 years after some of the earliest Sumerian sculptures that I was discussing in your early readings prior to these case studies. This work was found in Gursu, which was the sister city-state of Lagash. And it stands just over two feet tall at 29 inches. So it's a bit larger than it actually looks in the photo. It tends to, in books, look a lot more sort of diminutive than it is. And as you can see, Gudea is holding a vase in his hands and from it flow two streams of water that have fish leaping out of them. And this is a really clear indication of abundance. Of course, Mesopotamia is the land between the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. And in addition to the grains that grew abundantly in this flood plain, people also relied heavily on fish in their diet and on pure, clean, fresh water. And so having this sort of motif is an indication of Gudea being a good ruler and the effect of his rule being this plenty, this abundance, this lack of hardship for his people when it comes to getting food. Now, a stone like this would have been classified by the sculptors of the day as diorite. We know that it's a slightly different stone, Dolorite, which is also a hard igneous rock. But of course it had to be classified as diorite in order to be sort of a favorable stone at this time. I just want to finish with some wonderful details here and I'm bringing them in to show two things. First, I want you to notice the iconography.  So you can see those fish leaping in the stream up the side of Gudea from that stream that's coming from the vase he holds. And then here at the bottom, this wonderful image, you can see that that water is then flowing into yet another basin, which is then overflowing with additional water. So it's this clear cut image of abundance. The other thing I want you to notice is take a look at the evidence of working on this stone. You can see traces of the tool marks. You can get a sense from the somewhat rough texture of the stone of just how difficult it was to work. There the lines would have had to be engraved in very carefully and with a great deal of repetition, sort of ground down slowly and patiently in order to appear. And some of the signs that this is a hard stone to work are things like the fact that the opening between Gudea's upper arm, the bicep and his side hasn't been completely hollowed out. That would have represented way too much work for the sculptor in this case. Take a look at the way that his hand and fingers come together around the bottom of his upper arm if you look at the detail on the left. So there's all sorts of signs here that give us a sense of just how difficult this material is to work. And it's this difficulty in working that has kind of a positive flip side and that is that this is permanent. This is considered to be indestructible. This is the closest thing that Gudea could have to an eternal representation of himself. So he's ensuring that he's going to be recognized during his lifetime and also long after his death he will be perpetually recognized as one of the rulers of Lagash and Gersu.


What's happening? It's Shane here. And in today's video, we are going to tackle the topic, Does a college degree make you happy? And I got this idea from an article by CNBC Make It, where they basically talked about how college is getting more and more expensive. And many students are questioning whether it is going to be worth it for them or not. And this has gotten even worse, of course, as students have basically been forced to do their college assignments from home, doing the online learning. And so they aren't even able to have the normal college experience, or at least get that face to face classroom time with professors. And in this video, I'm going to go over all of the arguments in detail. And I'm going to tell you what I personally think when it comes to the question, does college make you happier? Now one class that will make you happier is my college 101 course, which you can find down in the description below. For a limited time, we are going to have a sale and it's probably the cheapest that it's ever going to be while you're watching it right now. And if you haven't done it already, right before we get into this, make sure to gently tap the like button, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and comment down below any thoughts, comments, criticisms, et cetera that you have on the video.  Now the first thing I'm going to talk about is the perception of success, right? So you have this idea of the American dream, which a lot of people kind of go for. And, you know, especially during the last 30 to 40 years or so, college has been an integral part of people's idea of what the American dream is. You know, sometimes people like none of their family has gone to college and the first person to graduate college is a huge deal. And there is definitely some truth to this. College, in my opinion, used to be basically a golden ticket to success.  It's no longer like that where you can get any college degree and you're good to go. And I've talked about that extensively on my channel. Some college degrees are not worth it, in my opinion. Other college degrees are worth it as long as you are the perfect fit for it. If you do your research, you plan ahead and you know that's the right degree for you, it can be worth it. And then there's some college degrees that especially financially speaking are going to be worth it. But I do think there is something to be said for almost like the fantasy or the, you know, what you imagine in your head is going to make you happy and you pursuing that goal in some ways can bring a lot of meaning and fulfillment to your life.  And education is a good thing. And society almost equates education with college. It's almost like they're the same thing. When in reality, they are not. You can definitely get an education in many different fields without going to college. There are some careers where you absolutely have to go to college in order to do them. Examples of this would be a doctor or an engineer. But there are many careers, many pathways, many types of businesses that might not even exist yet right now. And there's just no way that college is going to be able to catch up with them fast enough. The best way to learn those types of businesses and career paths is to just try it out on your own. But there is something to be said for kind of going the direction that society is sort of pushing you. And for some people, that is going to make them happier. Now, when it comes to the data, there is a correlation between happiness and education. So for instance, according to the US General Social Surveys, 94% of people with a bachelor's degree reported being happy, whereas 89% of high school grads did. But remember, correlation isn't always causation. And you could make a strong argument here that people who are able to go to college and able to get through college tend to be happy enough to live more of a normal life, right? So an example of this would be like someone that's extremely depressed. For instance, maybe they wouldn't be able to make it through college, whereas somebody who is not extremely depressed, they're either, you know, mildly happy or just maybe mildly depressed, they likely would be able to make it through college. That's just one example. But there's many others that you could come up with, I'm sure you could just think about them. However, some other evidence shows that people who get college degrees tend to live longer for one. And on top of that, they live healthier lifestyles. So they have less health issues. And I think one of the most interesting ones is people who go to college tend to have longer and more stable relationships and marriages. But again, all three of those things could potentially be correlation and not causation. So another example of this would be people who are more likely to go to college would also be people from a higher socioeconomic background. And so therefore they're more likely to take care of their health, live longer lifespans, and have longer marriages. And that might not have anything to do with the fact that they went to college. Now, one of the obvious things that will likely make people more happy is the fact that if you go to college, you do tend to make more money than people who don't. And I've talked about this many times on my channel, but the more money you make, the happier you are up to a certain point. And that's usually somewhere between $75,000 and $90,000 a year depending on the study that you look at. And then after that point, making more money isn't necessarily going to make you any more happy. And most people think that this is just for the simple fact that when you make a certain amount of money, you're able to cover your basic life necessities, right? So if you get in a car accident, you're going to be able to pay the health bills without going deep into debt.  It also reduces stress because you're not living paycheck to paycheck worrying about whether you're going to pay the Brent next month or whether you're going to have enough money for food, etc. So another way you could look at it is making a certain amount of money doesn't necessarily make you happier, but it reduces your unhappiness. Now it's very clear that you will make more money if you just get a high school degree versus if you get a college degree. But what's unclear is how much money you'd make if you got a high school degree and then you went into the trades for instance, right? So if you became a plumber or maybe an HVAC mechanic, would you make more money than the average person who gets a college degree? And it gets a little murky there because you likely would make just as much if not more, especially when you consider the fact that when you get a college degree, the average person is going almost $40,000 in debt and that takes them on average about 20 years to pay it off. Whereas if you became a plumber or an electrician, you likely wouldn't have to go into debt at all and you would start making money right away. Now interestingly enough, other research on money and its correlation to happiness has found that you do increase your happiness the more money you make, but it's kind of interesting because it has to do with how fast you make that money. Now this is a lot less researched and it's something that's a lot less cited, but basically the way to explain this is let's say you're making $50,000 a year and then you get a bump up to $60,000 a year, right? So you get a raise. You are going to be very happy for a certain amount of time because of the fact that you got that raise, right? So let's say you are 10% happier than you are right now for six months because of the fact that you got that raise and then six months later you get another bump 10% as well. So again, you kind of renew that. So you're making $60,000 a year and then you start making $70,000 a year and so you're 10% happier for another six months, right? So this is just a very simple example. It probably wouldn't be exactly like that, but let's say then same exact person, they're making $50,000 a year and they win the lottery, right? So they win the lottery and all of a sudden they are ridiculously happy again, right? So they might be 50% happier, but surprisingly it would only last something like six months or so. And this is because of something known as the hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic normalization or hedonic adaptation, right? So you think that something like winning the lottery would make you happy for the rest of your life, but in reality, it's only going to make you happy for somewhere around six months. And so interestingly enough, what would actually maximize your happiness is if you got raises at a certain interval. So maybe like every six months or so, you get a five or a 10% raise. Weirdly enough, that is what would actually end up maximizing your happiness. Slow and steady growth would make people more happy over a lifetime than one giant bolus infusion of money. So yeah, the research on the correlation between money and happiness, very interesting stuff. I don't think it's complete yet. I think there's a long way to go, but it has been shown, you know, the average person who graduates with a high school degree, depending on the study you look at, they're going to make around 40 to $50,000 a year, whereas the average person who graduates with a college degree might make around 60 to 70,000. Now, another thing that the article pointed out is they think that getting a college degree is more likely to help you figure out what your purpose is in life. Now they don't cite any studies or anything like that. So I actually think that that's total BS. I don't think that getting a college degree is going to help you figure out your purpose. At least it's not going to help you any more than going out and doing a bunch of different jobs during that four year period. And in many ways, you might be able to argue that it sets you back just because of the fact that you're going to be deep in debt, at least the average person is, after they graduate with their degree.   Now we've been talking about what makes you happy. But I think another way to frame this question is what increases or decreases your unhappiness. And I can tell you one thing for sure that is going to increase your unhappiness or make you less happy is the stress of student loan debt. Nearly 50% of students who go to a four year school to get a bachelor's degree end up graduating around six years. And research from Student Loan Planner, which is a website that helps you pay off your student loan debt, shows that nine out of 10 students who have student loan debt end up experiencing anxiety about it. And yes, on top of anxiety, research has also shown a strong correlation between student loan debt and depression. So let me just sum up all of this right now. I think that getting a college degree overall, if you just take it as a blank slate is a good thing on average. However, there are many, many people out there that get a college degree and they're unhappy with it, right? So they experience a lot of regret. And I've talked about that in other videos I've made on the channel, there's certain degrees where a lot of people end up regretting it. And so what you can do to make sure you're getting all the benefits out of college with very little of the downside is to make sure that you really do your research, you plan ahead, and you have a really good plan going in. That is how you can get the most out of college with the least amount of time, effort and money. And this is what I've been focusing on with this channel, helping people do that. And on top of that, you know, my college one on one course has been helping tons of people make that decision for themselves because it's one of the biggest decisions of your life, you know, choosing your major is going to probably lead you down a certain path, because obviously certain majors tend to go down certain career paths. But check out my other videos right here. I made them just for you. Go ahead, gently tap that like button, hit that subscribe button and ring the notification bell. And I will see you next time.