Dan Gilbert in his talk about Synthetic Happiness says whether you win the lottery or become a paraplegic, three months later you will be equally happy. We adapt to our circumstances.
We synthesize our happiness. Given a choice between two paintings where you can’t change your mind, most people come to believe that the one [...]
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Happiness
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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Giving up our childhood prejudices
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
When Johnny Miller said on NBC last weekend that Rocco Mediate was more like a guy who should be cleaning Tiger Wood’s pool than challenging him in the US Open, I laughed. Later, when he said he wasn’t sure a name like Rocco could go on the US Open trophy, I realized it was just [...]
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