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In this fascinating and often hilarious work – winner of the Royal Society of Science Prize 2007 – pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how – and why – the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy.
We all want to be happy, but do we know how? When it comes to improving tomorrow at the expense of today, we’re terrible at predicting how to please our future selves.
In ‘Stumbling on Happiness’ Professor Daniel Gilbert combines psychology, neuroscience, economics and philosophy with irrepressible wit to describe how the human brain imagines its future – and how well (or badly) it predicts what it will enjoy. Revealing some of the amazing secrets of human motivation, he also answers thought-provoking questions – why do dining companions order different meals instead of getting what they want? Why are shoppers happier when they can’t get refunds? And why are couples less satisfied after having children while insisting that their kids are a source of joy?
ASIN : B002RI9IZQ
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : 1 June 2009
Language : English
File size : 1.7 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 279 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0007330683
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #19,529 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #162 in Happiness eBooks #193 in Self-Help for Happiness #543 in Sciences, Technology & Medicine (Kindle Store)
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