Daniel Todd Gilbert
Daniel Todd Gilbert is an American social psychologist and Harvard University professor renowned for his research on affective forecasting. His influential work explores how people predict their emotional reactions to future events. Gilbert is the author of the bestselling book "Stumbling on Happiness," which delves into the quirks of human perception and happiness. His engaging TED Talks and contributions to psychology have made him a prominent figure in understanding human emotions and decision-making.
Book summaries for books written by Daniel Todd Gilbert
Quotes
The human brain is a marvelously advanced, if slightly buggy, device.
The essence of good decision making is not good luck; it is good thinking.
We treat our future selves as though they were our children, spending most of the hours of most of our days constructing tomorrows that we hope will make them happy.
The pursuit of happiness is a matter of choice; it is a positive attitude we consciously choose to express.
We are the only species that thinks about the future.
The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future.
The brain's ability to imagine is the source of our most profound achievements.
We are all time travelers, journeying together into the future.
The things that really matter are the things that matter to the person who really matters.
We do not remember experiences; we remember the last time we remembered the experiences.
We insist on steering our boats because we think we have a pretty good idea of where we should go, but the truth is that much of our steering is in vain.
We are as happy as we make up our minds to be.