Joe Pinsker
speaker
1,247 appearances
30 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2022
last heard Jan 2025
Joe Pinsker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's sort of material for conversations, which are something that definitely contributes to our happiness as well.
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Totally.
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It's not just about what happens in that two hours that you're at the concert venue.
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There's a lot that happens after as well.
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As I was talking with people for my story and then also afterward reading emails that came in from readers once it was published, I saw that a lot of people are taking a close look at some of their spending and subjecting their future purchases to a higher standard.
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They're saying, this artist coming through town, do I want to see them?
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I'm not sure.
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It's kind of pricey.
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At the same time, for instance, in that realm of live music, it looks like demand seems to be staying strong even for very expensive marquee concerts.
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So many people are still spending.
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There's some research indicating that when people feel like money is tighter, they tend to go on to feel worse about the things that they've spent on.
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And when the researchers for that study that I was referring to zoomed in on what was going on, they saw that this regret often came from thinking about all the other ways that money could have been used.
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As prices have climbed for live entertainment and sports games and travel and all these different types of experiences, the answer isn't just to not do them anymore.
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Nothing about the research on experiences has changed in that regard.
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Instead, that very same research actually just supports doing a cheaper version of the thing that you maybe can't afford anymore.
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One of the interesting findings is that if you look at how much people enjoy a purchase, they do tend to overall enjoy it more the more they spend on it.
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But that pattern is more true of material goods than it is for experiences.
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A cheaper experience isn't necessarily going to let you down.
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An example that one of the researchers I interviewed mentioned was you might have an amazing time at a fine dining restaurant with their tasting menu that costs a ton of money, but you also might have an amazing time at a cheaper overlooked restaurant that doesn't invest as much in ambiance.
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So maybe seeking out the equivalent of that cheaper meal is something that these days would help people find fulfilling ways to spend their money in other areas.
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