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- Prioritize Experiences: Invest in experiences rather than just accumulating possessions. Shared experiences and meaningful moments often contribute more to long-term happiness.
— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · Progress Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook
In the book
When you are truly absorbed in the moment, time changes texture — there are stretches when I feel fully alive and fully focused, where each second is a ripe fruit bursting with juice. Spend yourself on the right things. Buy experiences, not possessions — shared moments contribute far more to lasting happiness than another object will. Make an actual list of the five things that reliably give you the most happiness and fulfillment, and then guard time in your week for them. […] Lower the second number. Your happiness rises as the gap between your perception and your expectations narrows. Buy experiences, schedule joy. Spend on moments, not objects; block weekly time for your top five sources of happiness. Feed a passion, and let it serve a purpose. Discover, develop, deepen — and aim it at contributing to others. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)