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Stumbling on happiness
Harvard psychologist uses anecdotes and scientific research to argue that people cannot predict what will make them happy. Claims that individuals cannot accurately envision their future and are often surprised at how it really turns out.
- "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do patients remember long medical procedures as less painful than short ones? Why do home sellers demand prices they wouldn't dream of paying if they were home buyers? Why does the line at the grocery store always slow down when we join it? In this book, [the author] describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Using the latest research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, [he] reveals what we have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there, and why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become. -Back cover."
- "Harvard psychologist uses anecdotes and scientific research to argue that people cannot predict what will make them happy. Claims that individuals cannot accurately envision their future and are often surprised at how it really turns out."@en
- "A witty reflection on human nature describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how likely we are to enjoy it when we get there."
- "The author draws on psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and behavioral economics to argue that, just as we err in remembering the past, so we also have illusions and foibles in imagining the future."@en
- "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do patients remember long medical procedures as less painful than short ones? Why do home sellers demand prices they wouldn't dream of paying if they were home buyers? Why does the line at the grocery store always slow down when we join it? In this book, Harvard psychologist Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Using the latest research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what we have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there, and why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become.--From publisher description."
- "Harvard psychologist uses anecdotes and scientific research to argue that people cannot predict what will make them happy. Claims that individuals cannot accurately envision their future and are often surprised at how it really turns out. 2006."@en
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