Why Waiting Actually Makes You Happy
September 8, 2014
TIME:
Want to know the secret to happiness? Wait for it.
No, really. Wait for it. As long as the “it” is an experience, according to a series of new studies published in the journal Psychological Science.
We already know that experiences make you way happier than things do. Studies have shown that spending money on experiences as opposed to goods is more meaningful, makes you less likely to compare yourself to others, and encourages more social engagement. (Vacations trump solo shopping sprees, in other words.) You get those same pleasurable effects long before you even make the purchase and now, researchers have found, waiting to buy those experiences is a lot more fun, too.
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