Stumbling on Happiness by Gilbert, Daniel
Stumbling on Happiness by Gilbert, Daniel

Stumbling on Happiness

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Bringing to life scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, this...
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Author: Daniel Gilbert
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Stumbling on Happiness by Gilbert, Daniel

Stumbling on Happiness

$40.78
Stumbling on Happiness by Gilbert, Daniel

Stumbling on Happiness

$40.78
Author: Daniel Gilbert
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Bringing to life scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, this witty, accessible book reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there.

- Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink?

- Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind than blind people will pay to regain their sight?

- Why do dining companions insist on ordering different meals instead of getting what they really want?

- Why do pigeons seem to have such excellent aim; why can't we remember one song while listening to another; and why does the line at the grocery store always slow down the moment we join it?

In this brilliant book, renowned Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. With penetrating insight and sparkling prose, Gilbert explains why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become.

Author: Daniel Gilbert
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/20/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9781400077427


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 02/18/2007 pg. 28
New York Review of Books 04/03/2008 pg. 24
Science 06/05/2009 pg. 1269

About the Author

Daniel Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Director of the Social Cognition and Emotion Lab. He is generally considered the world's foremost authority in the fields of affective forecasting and the fundamental attribution error. He has published numerous scientific articles and chapters, several short works of fiction, and is the editor of The Handbook of Social Psychology. He has been awarded the Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology by the American Psychological Association, fellowships from both the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Philosophical Society, and has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Research in the Behavioral Sciences. In 2002, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin listed Gilbert as one of the fifty most influential social psychologists of the decade, and in 2003 one of his research papers was chosen by the editors of P sychological Inquiry as one of four modern classics in social psychology.


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