Spend on experiences not goods: Buying tickets for an activity leads to more happiness than getting a receipt for an item. Experiences apparently involve social relationships that goods can never provide; planning an expenditure grants more happiness than a random purchase.
Delaying gratification pumps up dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes wellbeing. Dismiss, the now, postpone for later and watch your wellbeing grow.
Scientific American Mind, July/August 2015, p. 9
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