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It's nine-thirty at night, the kids are finally down, and you're on the couch with your phone. A jacket, a set of nice pens, a kitchen gadget. It goes in the cart, and for a minute you feel better. Three days later the box is on the porch, and you feel about the way you did before.
There's nothing wrong with wanting a lift after a long day, and a small treat often does help. This episode looks at where that good feeling actually comes from. For many people it runs highest while they're wanting and waiting, before the thing ever arrives.
Waiting for something to do also tends to feel better than waiting for something to have, and experiences often hold up longer, partly because we share them with other people. That research looked at paid experiences, but it suggests a free experiment worth trying: planning something small to look forward to. There's no rule against buying what you want.
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