Tag: Dan Gilbert
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The Science of Happiness, Part 1: Everyone Has A Happiness "Set Point"
Are you a happy person? Is there such a thing as a happy person? Is happiness something that can be scientifically studied? Only you know the answer to the first question above, but the answer to the other questions is “yes”. This post is the first in a short series on the science of happiness. Your…
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100 Things You Should Know About People: #21 — You Overestimate Your Reactions to Future Events
Here’s is a thought experiment — On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, rate how happy you are right now. Write that number down. Now, I want you to imagine that today you win the lottery. You now have more money than you ever thought…
