Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
About the speaker Dan Gilbert · Psychologist; happiness expert Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong -- a premise he supports with intriguing research, and explains in his accessible and unexpectedly funny book, Stumbling on Happiness. More Resources book Stumbling on Happiness Dan Gilbert Vintage (2007) Buy now → *Stumbling on Happiness* since the talk Since the Talk: Why this was the most important talk of my life Ten years later, Dan Gilbert marvels at the impact of TED, shares some suggestions of useful further reading — and owns up to some mistakes. More at blog.ted.com → 18,195,033 views TED2004 | February 2004 Related tags brain choice culture
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