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Gilbert argues that we’re bedeviled by a “fundamental misconception about the power of time” and a dangerous misconception known as “the end of history illusion” — at any point along our personal journey, we tend to believe that who we are at that moment is the final destination of our becoming. Which, of course, is not only wrong but a source of m... See more
Maria Popova • The Psychology of Your Future Self and How Your Present Illusions Hinder Your Future Happiness
Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert insists that all of us are under the illusion that our personal history has just come to an end, that we've recently become the people we're always meant to be for the rest of our lives. ‘People underestimate change in their lives’ he says reminding us that the one constant in our life is, in fact, change. ‘Human be
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For more on Dan Gilbert’s ideas on “synthesizing happiness” watch his TED Talk, “The Surprising Science of Happiness,” http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy and read Stumbling on Happiness (New York: Knopf, 2006).