Daniel Gilbert, a renowned psychologist and recipient of the 2007 Royal Society of Science Prize, explains how and why most people don’t know how to make themselves happy in this intriguing and frequently humorous book.
Everyone wants to be happy, but how can we achieve it? We’re awful at forecasting how to please our future selves when it comes to enhancing tomorrow at the expense of today.
Professor Daniel Gilbert blends psychology, neurology, economics, and philosophy with his inimitable wit in “Stumbling on Happiness” to explain how the human brain imagines the future and how well (or inaccurately) it anticipates what it will enjoy. In addition to answering provocative questions like, “Why do dining companions order different dishes rather than receiving what they want?” he also reveals some remarkable truths of human motivation. Why do customers seem happier if they can’t receive refunds? And why, despite their insistence that their children are a source of joy, are couples less content after having kids?
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Daniel Gilbert, “Stumbling on Happiness,” page 23
Daniel Gilbert, a renowned psychologist and recipient of the 2007 Royal Society of Science Prize, explains how and why most people don’t know how to make themselves happy in this intriguing and frequently humorous book.
Everyone wants to be happy, but how can we achieve it? We’re awful at forecasting how to please our future selves when it comes to enhancing tomorrow at the expense of today.
Professor Daniel Gilbert blends psychology, neurology, economics, and philosophy with his inimitable wit in “Stumbling on Happiness” to explain how the human brain imagines the future and how well (or inaccurately) it anticipates what it will enjoy. In addition to answering provocative questions like, “Why do dining companions order different dishes rather than receiving what they want?” he also reveals some remarkable truths of human motivation. Why do customers seem happier if they can’t receive refunds? And why, despite their insistence that their children are a source of joy, are couples less content after having kids?
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