These days, I’m
interested in reading books. I read books when I commute, so I’m not bored in
the train. I have read several books and I found very interesting article; How
to buy happiness. I want to explain what I read about.
Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are
psychologists and they study how the choices people make with their money
affect our happiness. Most people dream of being rich, and those dreams tend to
involve expensive status symbols like trophy homes and luxury cars. However
these types of purchases don’t fulfill us in the long term. According to their
research, there are two ways we can use our money to buy more happiness. The
first is to spend money on experiences rather than possessions. Even though you
buy something very expensive, it will no longer be a source of happiness.
However we can always remember the days when we spent the experience. We will
cherish these memories forever. The second finding was that we should spend
money for people who we care about or people we like. If you buy someone a
present or donate to charity, it is often more enjoyable than spending money on
yourself. Buying dinner for your friends will give you pleasure.
This is very
interesting, isn’t it? I decided to spend money for my experiences and person I
like. So let’s go dinner with me. ;)
The topic was really interesting. I will use money for people from now!!
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