Stumbling on happiness

About “Stumbling on happiness”

Daniel Gilbert, a Harvard psychologist, wrote Stumbling on Happiness, a non-fiction book that explores why people are poor at predicting what will make them happy. Using research and humorous stories, the book explains how people make consistent errors when imagining their future. Gilbert shows that imagination, like memory, can trick people into expecting happiness in the wrong places. He raises questions such as whether conjoined twins are as happy as others, whether it's better to order a favorite dish or try something new, and what might have happened if Ingrid Bergman had not left in Casablanca. The book is both scientific and entertaining, offering insights into how people envision the future and whether they will enjoy it when it arrives.