Happiness is about what you do, not what you buy?
Toasty already pointed out to me that this article is a bit fluffy, but I think it puts forth a thought-provoking question. If the goal of consumption is happiness and satisfaction, the study described in the article supports the idea that experiences, rather than objects provide richer rewards. Active consumption, such as going to a concert, taking a trip, etc, provides fuller rewards than the passive act of buying that new Prada bag, because in the end, the bag ends up being an expensive purse, whereas, you can revisit the vacation or concert in your mind, and revise it with sentimentalism.
I found this article by way of Phil Greenspun.
david bang
February 23, 2004 @ 6:39 pm
Very true. Personally, I found that there’s no better way to spend money than to spend it on travel. Good dig.
@nna
February 24, 2004 @ 9:21 pm
hehe i agree… hence i’ve vowed to take my trips up a few notches!!!!