Bob Villwock » Fun http://bobvillwock.com/blog Science, art, music, engineering, family, not necessarily in that order. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Experiences make us happier than possessions http://bobvillwock.com/blog/2010/03/13/experiences-make-us-happier-than-possessions/ http://bobvillwock.com/blog/2010/03/13/experiences-make-us-happier-than-possessions/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:27:43 +0000 admin http://bobvillwock.com/blog/?p=399 808072641_h4vi3-oNew research from SFSU suggests that to maximize happiness for your money, you should definitely opt for the vacation, or the concert, or some other non-tangible experience rather than a new car or some other thing. Seems obvious if you think about it all, I suppose.

On the other hand, I’ve also been carrying around in my head this bit of snarky comment first made to me by a coworker at my first real job. “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.” Other than as a joke, I don’t think that line of thinking has served me as well as, say, this Rush lyric, which is also carried around in my head constantly.

I’m not giving in to security under pressure
I’m not missing out on the promise of adventure
I’m not giving up on implausible dreams
Experience to extremes, experience to extremes.

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Mavis Staples will take you there.

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Pie Chart

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