We often underestimate our own ability to adapt to changing circumstances from "summary" of Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Our inability to predict what will make us happy in the future is due to a fundamental misunderstanding of our own adaptive capacities. We often assume that major life changes will significantly impact our well-being, underestimating our ability to adapt to new circumstances. This is because we tend to focus on the initial emotional impact of events rather than considering the long-term effects.
When faced with a potential change, we predict that it will have a greater impact on our happiness than it actually does. For example, we may believe that winning the lottery or getting a promotion will drastically improve our lives, only to find that our happiness levels return to baseline after a period of adjustment. Likewise, we may fear that a negative event such as a breakup or job loss will devastate us, only to discover that we are m...
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