Do Photos Make You Happy?

Taking photos makes us pay attention. But if you want to remember something that's not visual, what you heard on the audio tour, or that joke your friend said, then taking photos is a hindrance. People in the photo condition, they showed significantly more enjoyment. Every time we take a photo with the intent to share it, we lose the positive effects of capturing the moment. We're thinking about how to get the perfect photo, not what the moment feels like. It's an attentional buzz kill, and our enjoyment takes a hit. Allisary: "I find these scientific findings so ironic"