Experiments by psychologists at Cornell University in New York State found people scored higher satisfaction from experiences because they were more likely to talk about them with others. Researchers believe “reliving” the experience helps us feel more connected to others and enhances our happiness.

Lead author Amit Kumar told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in New Orleans that a famous line from the 1942 film Casablanca could help explain the results. “A once-cherished Walkman is now obsolete, but, as Humphrey Bogart once told Ingrid Bergman, ‘We’ll always have Paris’.”