Author: Elizabeth Landau
Publication Name: CNN
Date of Publication: Feb. 10, 2009
Summary:
In a study made by Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University, found that experience provides more happiness than possessions. Getting 154 people to answer questions about their recent purchase. The ones that wrote about an experience tend to show more satisfaction. The ones that talked about a experience also talked about the effects and impact it had on other people, for example being able to get closer to family. Life experience also has a positive react to other people because experiences are tending to shared with other people. People are able to fulfill a need of social bonding when they spend time together on a experience compared to buying a new item for their household.
Another reason why experiences tends to make peoples more happy is that, it makes people 'feel alive'. A item makes people happy for one to three months as they adapt to it. Once they have adapted to it, it becomes a part of the house and nothing more. Experience becomes memories and stays with the person for years to come. Some people also point out that people are less self-conscious about talking about their experience compared to their possessions. Since people would feel as bad when they are trips, than if they were compare their new tv.
However a gift can also be an experience on its own and can add to the feel as people look at it as a token of their experience. It is the memories that are important and make the sentimental value increase over time.
Links to Study: Cannot be found
Article: www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/10/happiness.possessions/index.html#cnnSTCText
Submitted By: Hai Vo
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