a vacation than actually being on vacation itself. This may be surprising, but consider: In our daydreams about a vacation, we’re never sweaty or hangry or disappointed the way we sometimes are when we’re actually on a trip.
What’s more, planning further out doesn’t detract from the happiness you’ll feel during the trip. There’s not a fixed amount of joy you’ll get from a trip; starting earlierIn other words, our future selves aren’t the only ones who enjoy Paris or Miami; our current selves do, too. And what is the seminal moment when a travel dream becomes a travel reality that begins really paying happiness dividends? The moment you book your flight.