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Stumbling on happiness

Daniel Gilbert will talk about research in psychology and behavioral economics and what it has to teach us about 'happiness'.


People want to be happy. To achieve this they must do two things. First, they must predict how they will feel in a variety of possible futures, and second, they must act to bring about the best of these and avoid the worst. Although it seems that knowing what will make us happy is easier than getting it, research in psychology and behavioral economics tells a different story. People not only have trouble predicting the future, they have trouble predicting how much they will like it when they get there. I will describe what science has to teach us about why we seem to stumble on (and not “upon”) happiness.


Speaker(s):

Professor Daniel Gilbert | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

12 June 2008 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AG
+44 20 74 51 2500
http://www.royalsociety.org

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