Researchers found that participants who were subliminally reminded of wealth spent less time savoring a chocolate candy bar and reported less enjoyment of the experience than participants who were not reminded of wealth (Quoidbach, Dunn, Petrides, & Mikolajczak, 2010).

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According to Kahneman (2011), higher incomes may impair people's ability to savor and enjoy the small pleasures of life, which may help explain why well-being does not continue to rise with income beyond a certain point, even though higher incomes could otherwise fund vacations, expensive automobiles, and larger homes.

Higher Income May Impair Savoring of Everyday Pleasures

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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