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Daniel Gilbert (1) (1957–)

Author of Stumbling on Happiness

For other authors named Daniel Gilbert, see the disambiguation page.

Daniel Gilbert (1) has been aliased into Daniel Todd Gilbert.

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Works by Daniel Gilbert

Works have been aliased into Daniel Todd Gilbert.

Stumbling on Happiness (2006) 4,228 copies
Tropeçar na Felicidade (2007) 5 copies
Mutluluk Beyinde Baslar (2018) 3 copies
Kokomu 2 copies
The Meat Box 1 copy

Associated Works

Works have been aliased into Daniel Todd Gilbert.

Perpetual Light (1982) — Contributor — 101 copies
Magic For Sale (1983) — Contributor — 87 copies
Pawn To Infinity (1982) — Contributor — 76 copies

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Birthdate
1957-11-05
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Education
University of Colorado Denver
Princeton University
Occupations
professor (psychology)
Organizations
Harvard University
Awards and honors
Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship
Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology
Short biography
Daniel Gilbert is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research with Tim Wilson on "affective forecasting" investigates how and how well people can make predictions about the emotional impact of future events.

Dan has won numerous awards for his teaching and research—from the Guggenheim Fellowship to the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology. However, he says that his greatest accomplishment is that he appears just before Dizzie Gillespie on the list of Most Famous High School Dropouts.

Dan's research has been covered by The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, Money, CNN, U.S. News & World Report, The New Yorker, Scientific American, Oprah Magazine, Psychology Today, and many others.

He lives in Cambridge Massachusetts with his wife and a lack of pets.

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This book is about why it's nearly impossible to predict what's going to make you happy. It's pretty ridiculous at times, but full of interesting facts that your friends will get tired of hearing you repeat.
 
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LibrarianDest | 102 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
second time reading (first time paperback)
 
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ravco | 102 other reviews | Nov 15, 2023 |
I have been picking this one up off and on for a couple years...I recommend taking your time to savor all the snarling wisdom that is Dr. Gilbert!
 
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AmandaPelon | 102 other reviews | Aug 26, 2023 |
A really liked this book, the author combines psychology studies with some good humour to explain to us why, as humans, we have trouble being happy.
Its not a self help book, but a great description of why we all need help :)
 
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