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But our discussion so far suggests that across a wide range of different types of experiences, you'r likely to get the biggest bang for your buck if:
- The experience brings you together with other people, fostering a sense of social connection.
- The experience makes a memorable story that you'll enjoy retelling for years to come.
- The experience is tightly linked to your sense of who you are or want to be.
- The experience provides a unique opportunity, eluding easy comparison with other available options. [p.20]
The more people travel, the less likely they are to savor each trip. [p.44]
At Patagonia, employees can take fully paid, two-month sabbaticals to work on environmental causes. ...There's even a company, called YourSabbatical.com/, devoted to helping employees figure out how best to spend this windfall of time. [p.70]
When healthy people find themselves in a funk, they tend to generate rosy visions of the future as a means of excaping their current malaise. [p.82, source article]
The emotional benefits of paying off debt can even dwarf the benefits of building savings (though saving have an important role to play as well). [p.96, source: Brown, Taylor, and Price, "Debt and Distress"]