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Book: Stumbling on Happiness (by Daniel Gilbert)
Event by: The Daily 1%
Location: Zoku Amsterdam, Weesperstraat 105, Amsterdam - Amsterdam-Centrum
Talks & discussions
About event
The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future. And while this can a very useful skill enabling us to plan for a better tomorrow, our forecasting abilities are often quite wrong.
How many times have you thought "If only I got [insert wish], I would be happy" just to eventually get exactly what you wished for and be rather disappointed...
Can we then improve our forecasting skills? And if so, how?
Let's meet and discuss some of the quotes and examples from the book and share our views and personal experiences on the topic.
**Note:** while it’s not mandatory to have read the book to participate, it’s advisable to have at least read/listened to a summary of the same, so there can be an informed and balanced group discussion of the topics.
**Book**: [Stumbling on Happiness : Gilbert, Daniel: Amazon.nl: Books](https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Daniel-Gilbert/dp/0007183135/)
**TED Talk**: [Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness | TED Talk](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness)