Our lack of power to predict emotions

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	• Stumbling on Happiness Daniel Gilbert Vintage, 2007 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 217 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Listen to the audio book

This is a brilliant book by a writer who also happens to have an exceptional wit. For those few negative reviews (and for everyone else) I strongly recommend the unabridged audio book. Listening to Professor Gilbert read his own work is a "happy" experience. It's the best college lecture you'll ever hear.

Enjoyable read

This is a great fun book, and a thorough study on human behavior. Among many of the wonderful discoveries of the author regarding how we experience happiness, I was particularly taken by his remarks on emotional experiences (feelings) based on present information and emotional experiences originated in memory (pre-feelings) and how the mind without awareness is able to mix them up and is not able to differentiate them and bring them to the present. What an eye-opener, and that is only 1 example, the book is filled with great insights.

The moments of awareness I had while reading his book reminded me of two of my favorite authors Ariel and Shya Kane whose books on living in the present Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment are excellent guides to experience well-being now regardless of the past and therefore transform an ordinary life into a full vibrant life with awareness. They masterfully support people into staying with what is moment to moment, which in turn eliminates stress and opens a universe of possibilities.

I highly recommend both Gilbert and the Kanes!

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Not What I Was Expecting

The book wasn't exactly what I thought it would be like but I still enjoyed it. There were a lot of examples of human behavior studies which I found very interesting . . . but I am not sure exactly how it all applied to happiness.

Our lack of power to predict emotions

Ever said to yourself that if something happened you'd be devastated? Whether its you or a loved one getting cancer, or becoming paralyzed or going bankrupt or anything else that you think would strip you of your happiness you might want to think again.

Gilbert, a Harvard professor, examines how unable we are to predict our emotions, and presents a book that will surely help you control your happiness levels and maybe even have a better outlook on life, even when the bad happens.

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