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A review by remlezar
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
4.0
This is a fantastic book by Harvard professor of psychology Daniel Gilbert that attempts to explain why it's so hard for people to figure out what makes them happy. The title of the book is somewhat misleading, making the book almost seem like self help mumbo-jumbo. It's actually far from it (thank god). The book is an easy to read, funny and fascinating explanation of how the brain works.
There is a small section near the beginning of the book that explains subjectivity and the limits of cognitive science in general to help shore up confidence in the studies cited throughout the book. To me this was the only lull in the entire thing, and even then it might have been necessary.
For anyone interested in what makes human beings tick, give this book a try.
Turns out he's also a pretty good speaker.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html
There is a small section near the beginning of the book that explains subjectivity and the limits of cognitive science in general to help shore up confidence in the studies cited throughout the book. To me this was the only lull in the entire thing, and even then it might have been necessary.
For anyone interested in what makes human beings tick, give this book a try.
Turns out he's also a pretty good speaker.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html