Myth: A bigger house will boost your happiness.

传说：大房子能提升幸福感

Science says: If that mega-square foot home means you have to take out a barely affordable mortgage, it may not give as much pleasure as you’d hope. Research shows that eliminating negative experiences (like, worry associated with debt) makes you three to five times more happy than creating a positive experience (like, splurging on something). According to Lyubomirsky, “pleasure from the house can’t come close to matching the pain and worry of eking out monthly mortgage payments.”

科学表明：如果那种大的房子意味着你需要贷款，也许就不能给你所希望的那么多幸福感了。然而，研究发现消除消极（比如担心还贷）会让你比乱花钱这样的事情多出三到五倍的幸福感哦。Lyubomirsky说：“房子所带来的满足感无法弥补每月超支消费的痛苦和担心。”

Boost your bliss: Research increasingly shows that experiences, not things, make us happy. And “it appears that the happiest people are those who are most skilled at wringing experiences out of everything in which they invest their money, whether it’s a guitar, a plane ticket, a camera, cake decorating lessons, or running shoes.” You’ll be happier with your material possessions when you make fun memories out of them—a road trip in a new car, a family party on your new deck.

提升幸福感：多数研究发现，是经历而非事件真正让我们开心。“似乎最开心的那些人就是最擅长把花钱干了什么都写出来的人，无论是买了把吉他，机票，相机，蛋糕课程还是跑步鞋。”一旦这些给你带来了快乐的回忆，那就能让你无比幸福了-比如开着新车旅行，或是在新的游艇上家庭聚会。