To grow richer, seek new experiences, not new things.
For new experiences beget new information.
And new information begets new connections within the brain.
And a more diversely connected brain is a brain that’s more apt to solve a more diverse array of problems.
And a brain that can solve more problems—better problems—is a brain that will more easily solve richness problems.
The key is to simply continue investing in the brain rather than in items that have no ROI.
For while items may give you temporary feelings of power, status, and appeal—investments give you a forever returning feeling of better, more insightful, more valuable—problem-solving skills.
AKA: Life living skills.