![]() What distinguishes us as human beings from other animals is our ability to predict the future-or rather, our interest in predicting the future. ![]() Stumbling on Happiness is a book about a very simple but powerful idea. Based on his own experience teaching this material at Harvard, he includes information about the concepts covered in each chapter, questions for discussion, and recommended readings. Gilbert is charming and funny and has a rare gift for making very complicated ideas come alive. If you're an educator who wants to teach your students about Stumbling on Happiness, or a member of a discussiongroup that wants to learn more about the topics it covers, you can get Daniel Gilbert's complete study guide for the book here. ![]() What would you do right now if you learned that you were going to die in ten minutes? Would you race upstairs and light that Marlboro you've been hiding in your sock drawer since the Ford administration? Would you waltz into your boss's office and present him with a detailed description of his personal defects? Would you drive out to that steakhouse near the new mall and order a T-bone, medium rare, with an extra side of the really bad cholesterol? Hard to say, of course, but of all the things you might do in your final ten minutes, it's a pretty safe bet that few of them are things you actually did today. ![]()
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