Why paying for experience instead of things makes you happier

For the last decade, more and more studies have been conducted in search for the secrets of the human happiness. Even if the results differ in some points, there is no doubt about one thing: buying meaningful experience brings much more satisfaction than buying things.

A recent Gilovich/Kingsworth study published in Psychological Science, reveals that money spent on experiences “brings more lasting happiness”.

“Live for the moment” is a popular lifestyle nowadays but it turns out that it is better to live waiting for that moment.

The waiting process and the memories afterwards are the main reasons for the lasting positive effect.

This is why trips, concerts, cinema and theater tickets are better gifts than objects. It has been scientifically proven that waiting for an experience is more thrilling than waiting for a material object.