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A Harvard psychologist on why we are bad at predicting what will make us happy
2006Steady paceLight
What it is about
Daniel Gilbert explains that the mind imagines the future poorly and misjudges what will make us happy. He describes experiments on memory, imagination and perception. The book has a humorous tone.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like pop psychology.
What you will get
Written by a Harvard professor.
Stumbling on Happiness Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Happiness · Prediction · Psychology
Length
310 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Daniel Gilbert.
Setting
Labs and daily life.
What makes it different
A funny book about errors in imagining the future.
Feel
Funny, clear and surprising.
Flow
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