Stumbling on Happiness
Description: Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd Gilbert examines the psychological processes behind how people predict and experience happiness, revealing common misunderstandings about what truly brings satisfaction. The book combines research and insights into human cognition and emotion
ISBN: 9781400077427
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yboris
· 2021-12-18
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Studying Positive Psychology feels like a good benefit-for-time-spent. A great book on it is Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. It's a great overview of how error-prone our predictions about what will make us happy are; along with, if I remember right, good advice for how to maximize happiness (alternatively, read The How of Happiness for more-direct advice).
https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp...
https://www.amazon.com/How-Happiness-Approach-Getting-Life/d...
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One gem from the field: If Money Doesn't Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren't Spending It Right [0].
Great books from the field: Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert [1] and The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky [2]
[0] https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/danielgilbert/files/if-mon...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/How-Happiness-Approach-Getting-Life/d...