Stumbling on Happiness

In this fascinating and often hilarious work, pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. The drive for happiness is one of the most instinctive and fundamental human impulses - but do we actually have the first idea how to achieve it, maintain it, or even, for that matter, what it is? In this revealing and witty investigation, pioneering psychologist, Daniel Gilbert uses his ground-breaking research, philosophy and real-life case studies to illustrate how our basic drive to satisfy our desires is not only often misguided, but also intrinsically linked to some of the most long-standing and contentious questions about human nature. Combining lively prose, fresh analysis, much-awaited findings and considerable erudition,"Stumbling On Happiness"is a fascinating and engaging look at what it means to be a human being on a perennial quest for happiness.

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Gilbert was born in 1957 and lives with his wife in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research on affective forecasting examines the mistakes people make when they try to predict their emotional reactions to future events. Klappentext A fascinating and often hilarious work which shows how and why the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. Zusammenfassung 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.

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Daniel Gilbert was born in 1957 and lives with his wife in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

He is Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research on affective forecasting examines the mistakes people make when they try to predict their emotional reactions to future events.

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A fascinating and often hilarious work which shows how and why the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy.

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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.