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Monday, August 25, 2014

People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt For Things

Silly people!

"You might assume that a new purse, painting or pair of shoes will bring happiness. Although you’d probably get a bigger kick out of attending a play or spending a week in Paris. But people still mostly opt for items over experiences—because the value of items is more easily quantifiable. That’s according to a study in the Journal of Positive Psychology. [Paulina Pchelin and Ryan T. Howell, The hidden cost of value-seeking: People do not accurately forecast the economic benefits of experiential purchases] "
People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt For Things - Scientific American: