Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?
You might think you know what makes you happy… or unhappy. But this 20-minute talk by social psychologist Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, is sure to challenge your assumptions.
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Consider Exhibit A (below): A chart comparing job losses in the current US recession to job losses in recent recessions.
Not pretty.
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