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- DanIEL Gilbert

"Our longings and our worries are both 

to some degree overblown, 

because we have within us the capacity 

to manufacture the very commodity 

we are constantly chasing (happiness) 

when we choose experience."

- DANIEL GILBERT

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Psychological immune system & Synthetic happiness

Psychological immune system & Synthetic happiness

  • Natural happiness - what we get when we get what we wanted.
  • Synthetic happiness - what we make when we don't get what we wanted. It is as real & enduring as natural happiness because our psychological immune system works best when we are stuck.

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Why Intuition isn't always right

Why Intuition isn't always right

In 2 million years, human brain has nearly trippled in mass, gaining new structures... mainly the prefrontal cortex which most importantly acts as an experience simulator... have experiences in our head before we try them out in real life. No other animal can do ...

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<p><strong>Some things are bet...

Some things are better than others, we should have preferences that lead us to one future over another, but when we over-rate the difference between these futures, we are at risk

When our ambition is unbounded, it leads us to lie, cheat, hurt others, or t...

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Gratitude can be a powerful tool for change. It shifts our focus from what’s wrong in our lives to what’s right. It helps us appreciate the good things we have, instead of constantly chasing after what we don’t.

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Regardless of our external circumstances, we live in a constant state of mild-but-not-fully-satisfying happiness. Things are pretty much always fine. But they could also always be better. And that's why most of us live most of our lives constantly chasing our imagined "better".

Happiness is a state of mind

Happiness is a state of mind

Happiness is not out there for us to find; it's within us. It's in what we do, how we act, how we think.

We have the potential to be happy when we choose to focus on what matters.

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