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The Surprising Science of Happiness | Daniel Gilbert

By Daniel Gilbert — 2012

Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

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Do We Control Our Happiness?

We’ve been through a lot in the last year. So many things have happened *to* us, things we have no control over, that have had a huge impact on our lives. After all that, it’s natural to ask ourselves a simple question: How much of our happiness do we actually control?

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Forrest Hanson
2021
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Science of Happiness vs. Sustained Happiness

At the October 20, 2015, UC Berkeley Extension HR/Learning Advisory Board Symposium, Greater Good Science Center science director Emiliana Simon-Thomas talks about the science behind "sustained happiness."

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2015
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Gretchen Rubin: Five Half-Truths About Happiness | TEDxNewHaven

Gretchen Rubin is the author of the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project—an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

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Gretchen Rubin
2012
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