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Experiences such as travel rather than material goods, result in overall well-being. Enjoyment derived from experiential purchases starts even before the actual purchase. This research has implications for urban planning because overall well-being can be advanced by providing an infrastructure that affords experiences – such as parks, trails, beaches – as much as it does material consumption. (Thomas Gilovich, Amit Kumar and Matthew Killingsworth, 2014)

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