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People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt for Things
60-Second Mind
2 minutes
11 years ago
People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt for Things
Survey subjects rated life experiences as making them happier and as a better use of money than buying objects. But they actually spent their cash on material goods, whose value is more easily quantifiable. Erika Beras reports
60-Second Mind
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