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Experiences vs Things

Where spending, and planning, actually bring joy.

  1. 2003

    Experiences win

    Researchers found people tend to get more lasting happiness from experiences, like trips and concerts, than from material purchases.

  2. Why 1

    Less comparison

    It's easy to compare your phone with a better one. Experiences are harder to rank, so we compare less.

  3. Why 2

    Part of who you are

    Experiences become part of our identity and life story in a way objects rarely do.

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According to the 'peak-end rule', how do we tend to judge past experiences?

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🌤️ The Science of Happiness

  1. 01The Hedonic TreadmillWhy new cars, pay rises and even lottery wins tend to wear off.
  2. 02Does Money Buy Happiness?A famous income limit — and how researchers overturned it together.
  3. 03The 80-Year StudyWhat one of the longest studies of adult life found matters most.
  4. 04Experiences vs ThingsWhere spending, and planning, actually bring joy.
  5. 05What Actually HelpsHappiness habits that hold up — and claims that don't.