Stumbling on Happiness
We're surprisingly bad at predicting what will make us happy. A witty tour of why, and what to do about it.
Biography
Daniel Gilbert is a professor of psychology at Harvard University who studies how people predict their future feelings. Stumbling on Happiness (2006) won wide acclaim.
Main ideas and philosophy
Gilbert shows that we are poor at imagining what will make us happy, and suggests learning from others' experiences.
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