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Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Gilbert

PsychologyHealth & Mind
Publish date
2006
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Description
In *Stumbling on Happiness*, psychologist Daniel Gilbert examines how the human brain imagines the future and anticipates emotional states. Drawing on research in psychology and neuroscience, the book investigates the cognitive biases, perceptual errors, and memory distortions that shape affective forecasting. It outlines the mechanisms of human imagination that frequently lead individuals to misjudge what will bring them future satisfaction.
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