This short film features Garden Spot Village residents explaining how to buy happiness. Researchers from Harvard and several other universities surveyed a diverse cross-section of adults from the United States, Canada, Denmark and The Netherlands and published the results in the Aug. 8, 2017, journal PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that “individuals who spend money on time-saving services report greater life satisfaction” and that “adults report greater happiness after spending money on a time-saving purchase than on a material purchase.” Garden Spot Village residents agree!
Featuring: Barb Baxter, Kay Blackburn, Carol Cornish, Tom Ford, John Hart, Sherry Hart, Paul Lowery, Paula Schmauk, Shirley Wenger, Gladys Ziegenfus and Lloyd Ziegler
Filmed on location: Garden Spot Village
Produced by: GSC Creative Team
Art Director: Gavin Sauder
Director of Photography: Gavin Sauder
Grip 1: Brandon Adams
Grip 2: Juanita Fox
Script: Juanita Fox
Script Supervisor: Scott Miller
Editor: Gavin Sauder