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Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Gilbert

Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind than blind people will pay to regain their sight? Why do dining companions insist on ordering different meals instead of getting what they...

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

The speaker referenced this book when discussing how humans are generally poor cognitive forecasters and bad at predicting what will make them happy or unhappy in the future.

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you know Dan Gilbert showed this in his book stumbling upon happiness we're really bad at predicting what things will make us happier unhappy in the future

— Episode: The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Ma...

Episode: The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Maya Shankar

The speaker referenced this book when discussing how humans are generally poor cognitive forecasters and bad at predicting what will make them happy or unhappy in the future.

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you know Dan Gilbert showed this in his book stumbling upon happiness we're really bad at predicting what things will make us happier unhappy in the future

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