Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

WE make decisions in the present based on how we think our future selves will fare – yet we tend to be way off the mark. Why are humans so bad at predicting how they will feel about things down the road? Daniel Gilbert’s witty, insightful and superbly entertaining trek through the foibles of human imagination will not leave you with the ability to make perfect life decisions, but it will explain why you regret buying that new stereo, why you can never shop for groceries after stuffing yourself at dinner, and why you largely underestimate how emotionally resilient you are.…