Our emotions fluctuate and are not always reliable indicators of future happiness from "summary" of Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Our emotions are like the weather, constantly changing and unpredictable. Just as a sunny day can quickly turn into a thunderstorm, our feelings of happiness can fluctuate without warning. We may feel elated one moment and despondent the next, often without any logical explanation. This inherent instability makes it difficult to rely on our emotions as accurate indicators of our future happiness. Despite our best efforts to predict how we will feel in the future, our emotions are not always a reliable compass. We may believe that achieving a certain goal or acquiring a specific possession will bring us lasting happiness, only to find that our initial excitement fades quickly. This phenomenon, known as affective forecasting, highlights our tendency to overestimate the impact of future events on our emotional well-being. Our emotions ar...
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