What Can You Buy to Be Happy? Experiences.
Just found an article that came out a year ago over on Science Daily that said “Buying Experiences, Not Possessions, Leads to Greater Happiness.” I’ve written before about “What Makes Us Happy?” in an extensive Harvard study led by Dr. Vaillant.
Apparently , this “…study demonstrates that experiential purchases, such as a meal out or theater tickets, result in increased well-being because they satisfy higher order needs, specifically the need for social connectedness and vitality — a feeling of being alive.”
Makes sense. Most people are social by nature, so it seems logical that if forced to choose one or another, we’d rather be doing things with people than by ourselves, despite our accumulation of material possessions.
In other words, no matter how bad-ass this new Porsche 918 Spyder is, it’d be a lot more fun with some company.
Porsche 918 Spyder
Image “Porsche 918 Spyder concept is the most beautiful hybrid we’ve ever seen“
Sounds like classic Maslow’s heirarchy of needs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs