Ashlie2mo ago
Daniel Gilbert’s main point is simple:
Humans are terrible at predicting what will make them happy.
We spend a lot of time thinking things like:
“If I get that promotion, I’ll be happy forever.”
“If this relationship ends, I’ll never recover.”
“That kitchen remodel will change my life.”
And Gilbert’s response is basically:
“Nope. Your brain is making stuff up again.”
The problem is that we’re constantly trying to predict our future happiness, but our brains are unreliable fortune...
