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Are You a Happy Shopper? Research Website Helps You Find out
Psychologists have found that buying life experiences makes people happier than buying possessions, but who spends more of their spare cash on experiences? We now know that extraverts and people who are open to new experiences tend to spend more of … Continue reading
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Tagged disposable income, excitement, experience shopper, experiential purchases, extravert, feelings of happiness, happiness, life experiences, life satisfaction, material things, openness, personality profile, personality traits, shopping habits, tony hsieh, zappos
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What Is the Best Way to Spend $100?
As you probably know if you if have read this blog, many recent studies focused on the relationship between money and happiness have shown that individuals who purchase life experiences are generally happier than individuals who purchase material items. However, not … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourcing, golfing, hunting, life experiences, money and happiness, museums, opera, relationship, survey results
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I’ll just have what you’re having: On feeling left out and buying our way back in
Imagine yourself in this situation. You’ve been asked to participate in a series of marketing studies. That’s fine, because you are getting course credit for it. The experimenter tells you that you are going to record a short video introduction … Continue reading
Why lap dancers get bigger tips during that *other* time of the month.
In a study published in 2007, psychologists Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur, and Brent Jordan from the University of New Mexico recruited 18 lap dancers to record both their tips, their ovulatory cycles and whether or not they were on the … Continue reading
