So, wedecidedtosell 90% ofourthingsandhittheroadandreallystackuptheexperiencesinsteadofbuyingmorepossessionsaswelivedourlivesthewaythatwewantedtolivethem.
Thatshinynewobjectwillloseitsluster, andyouwillnothave a long-lastinghappinessassociatedwiththat.
そのピカピカの新商品は輝きを失い、それにまつわる幸せは長続きしない。
Andas a matteroffact, itcouldbackfireandmakeyoufeelworse.
そして実のところ、それが逆効果となり、気分を悪くする可能性もある。
Youenjoyitforthemoment, butthenbecausethat's allitis, is a short-livedthing, itbasicallyfadesaway.
その瞬間は楽しめるが、それがすべてであり、短命のものであるため、基本的には消えていく。
Youhave a spikeofhappinessfor a moment, andthenyougobacktoreality. Now, therearewaystofixthat.
一瞬幸福感に包まれたかと思うと、また現実に戻ってしまう。さて、それを解決する方法がある。
Eventhoughourbrainhasevolvedtoenjoyshort-termpurchases, researchhasshownthatspendingmoneyonexperiencesinsteadofpossessionscanhave a biggerimpactonourhappinessovertime.
So, ifyouhavetheoptiontobuy a memoryof a vacationthatyoucantellas a storyagainandagain, yougettoenjoyiteverytimeyouloadthememoryandshareitandstoreitandshareitandstoreitandshareitmany, manytimes.
However, I thinkitreallydependsonsomeone's individualmoneypersonality. Oneofthewaystodoitisjusttoreallyfor a week, decide, I'm justgoingtopayattentiontowhatarethethingsthat I absolutelylovetodo?
Andwealsowanttothinkabout, isthispurchase, whetherit's anexperienceorwhetherit's a thing, actuallysomethingthat I canafford? Soforthoseofyouwhoaresaying, great, I wanttosaveupmymoneyanddoanexperientialtripwithmyfamilyandmylovedones, but I'm notabletorightnow, thegoodnewsisrightnow, theremightbe a creativewaytocreatethosetypesofconnectionsthatyou'recraving.
Wecanconnectandbondwithfriendsandlovedonesinwaysthatmaybedon't necessarilyinvolvespendingmoney. A questionthat I askmyclientsis, willthisfinancialdecisionbringmeclosertomywellness?