Don't buy things, spend on experiences! This is just one of the basic truths. How to live better, more fully? 

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Here are six rules worth introducing into your life.

1. You will be happier if you start spending your money on experiences, not objects. Many people give up things that bring joy, such as meetings with friends, dates or long-awaited holidays, in favor of items such as a car, clothes or real estate. Research says these people are less happy. Don't collect things, collect impressions.
2. Research published in the Psychoneuroendocrinology Journal shows that the more often we surround ourselves with happy people, the happier we are. Both joy, sadness and stress are contagious feelings, and if they are experienced by people close to us, they have a direct impact on our behavior. Look for people who are happy with their lives.
3. Intelligent people are more likely to underestimate themselves, while underqualified people overestimate their abilities. This phenomenon is known as the Kruger-Dunning effect. Start appreciating yourself.
4. If you tell someone your plans, you are much less likely to follow through. It is good to write down your plans on a piece of paper and keep it with you until they have been implemented. Many trainers believe that sharing your dreams and plans with others makes you lose motivation.
5. Spending money on others gives you more happiness than spending it on yourself. Research conducted at Harvard Business School has proven that pleasing others brings more joy than buying expensive gifts for yourself. Act for the benefit of others.
6. Music influences our way of perceiving the world. Research has proven that the more often we listen to sad, melancholic music, filled with nostalgic lyrics, e.g. about sad love, life or disappointments, the more we perceive the world as full of evil and sadness. Listen to happy music.

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This article was originally published on Onet Woman.