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Feelgood Quickie: Do We Wrongly Predict What Makes Us Happy?

why are we happy?

Dan Gilbert, the author of Stumbling on Happiness, explains how our our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned. He challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want, and explains that our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong.

Written by Shanley Knox

Founder/owner of the Nakate Project, an initiative bringing third world female artisans to high fashion. I am passionate about all things that are truly sustainable, and truly making a positive difference in the world around us.

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