It typically follows that after experiencing something extraordinary - such as skydiving, going on an amazing vacation or eating at a 5-star restaurant - we want to share the details with our friends. But a new study suggests there are social costs attached to sharing such remarkable experiences.
Just returned from an epic trip? You may want to rethink how you share your experience with your friends, cautions a new study, which suggests there are surprising social costs attached to sharing our most coveted experiences.
"Extraordinary experiences are pleasurable in the moment but can leave us socially worse off in the long run," explains study author Gus Cooney, psychological scientist from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
He and his colleagues publish their findings in the journal Psychological Science.
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