I became significantly happier by spending most of my free time walking the same 20 km route every weekend. I was miserable significant portion of time on most holidays i took abroad, because they either involved following orders (on organized trips), or were stressful (because I had to organize stuff for myself and others) in unknown environment. Not my cup of tea.
Another thing is that paying a lot for a short experience puts me into a specific mindset, that I hate.
Also - one indication that you're unhappy in general is that you will pursue more and more intense recreation during the time you have free to compensate for all that sucks and to escape from your problems.
Different people have different needs and the split isn't "possessions vs experiences". Also as the article noticed - possessions boil down to experiences anyway.
Another thing is that paying a lot for a short experience puts me into a specific mindset, that I hate.
Also - one indication that you're unhappy in general is that you will pursue more and more intense recreation during the time you have free to compensate for all that sucks and to escape from your problems.
Different people have different needs and the split isn't "possessions vs experiences". Also as the article noticed - possessions boil down to experiences anyway.