On: Simplicity is hard. Let’s go shopping

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Actually, research shows that unlike buying stuff, experiences like vacations lead to happiness that does not diminish over time.

You're not just trading $1000 and a week to get stuff done, but also a lifetime of happy memories.

[spoiledtechie → 100k]

research? Point to any?

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You'll come across this if you read any book on happiness. From a quick search ("experiences happiness") the first result is a CNN article about this: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/10/happiness.possessions/i...