We may be mistaken in our beliefs about what will bring us happiness from "summary" of Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Our beliefs about what will make us happy are often mistaken. We believe that certain things will bring us joy, only to find that they do not. This can be due to a variety of factors, including our faulty imaginations and our tendency to focus on the wrong things. We often overestimate the impact that certain events or possessions will have on our happiness, only to be disappointed when they do not live up to our expectations. One reason for this is that we have a limited ability to imagine how we will feel in the future. We tend to rely on our present emotions and experiences to predict what will make us happy in the future, but this can lead us astray. Our brains are not very good at accurately predicting how we will feel in different situations, which can result in us making choices that do not actually bring ...
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