The key to financial happiness is a $75k salary.  Studies show your day-to-day happiness gets a boost each time you receive a raise, but once you’ve reached an annual income of $75,000, that happiness level hits a plateau. While salaries above $75k can give you a feeling that you have a better life, greater amounts have not been shown to improve daily moods.  (, )

Leonard Nimoy, who was not a scientist by any means but played one on TV, once ran into some real scientists from CalTech who talked to him as if he were a fellow researcher. He didn’t know what they were talking about, so whenever they asked him what he thought about their work, he just nodded and said, “You’re on the right track.”  ()