Friday, May 26, 2006
Happiness Myths
An interesting, if disappointingly peremptory article here on why most of us suck at predicting what will make us happy. Of particular note to me and my Buddhist housemates is the conclusion that the 'myth of fingerprints' (I always wondered what that Paul Simon song was about!) seems to be one of the biggest problems with our predictive powers. Maybe you blog readers would consider posting a comment telling Laura and I what makes you happy, especially if they are things you think we might not have tried. Not that we're not happy people of course, it's just that there is always more to learn (and that fact makes me very happy).
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I think its rare that we design happiness going forward. It happens, and us scientific types try to put a handle on why, then try to replicate it. But, I don't think it's portable, modular, nor can it be taken out of time context.
I can tell you what I think makes me happy but I find it hard to make those things happen consistently and maybe that's good. If you're happy all time are you still happy? Or, is happy a relative term (for the times you're not un-happy)?
This is like being aware of your tongue, not a good thing to think about too much. It is making me giggle though, is that good? Happy?
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