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TheWisdomTube (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
But ask yourself.. what is natural happiness?
This is when we really want something and get it. It's the monet painting we put in 1st place!
Why do we put this painting in first place?
because all of our preferences which have been created by positive past experiences, this is why we like these things.. They subconsiously remind us of this. So we have positive feelings towards the different aspects of the painting.
So where did past posivitve experiences come from?
We Synthesized them.
Animalll2003lll (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
synthetic hapiness still not as good as natural happiness. we do things to get the high. maybe after a while natural happiness falls back to normal and reaches synthetic hapiness level, but we still like the short burst/high. so, interesting talk, but it's a bit misleading because it doesn't talk enough about the burst/high we get. I buy a new computer, I'll be happy for at least a month. a new shirt, I'll be happy when I wear it, less and less though. so yeah. natural happiness still drives us.
scoggles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I wonder if this guy has read "Escape from Freedom" by Erich Fromm.
Meajaneille (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
now, that keep me thinking
kubikmaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
and yet, all the indians I know behave as classless asholes when they come to the west
akulol (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is the best of the ted talks ive seen so far. Very interesting!
somor98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Really good!!
trickmastermonkey (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Stumbling on Happiness is one of my favorite psych books of all time. and it makes me very happy to own it.
Read it and you will find out why most conventional widom is wrong and why Daniel Gilbert is da man.
blackkat888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
for the students with no choice of getting the other picture - it implies an ignorance towards what the other option might have brought to them.
but still they seem to be happy according tho the results..so it implies ignorant people are happier than people who over-analise their choices( they sometimes over analyse sometimes becasue their do not have comprehensive imformation to make the right decesion)
blackkat888 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this is why arranged marriage and being in a conservative society is better than where people fuck around and hurt their partners becvasue of selfishness and wanting to explore ither potential options, leading to divorces.
everything about indian philosphy and way of life is great. unlike the west where 99% of them has an undeserving attitude in the way in which the talk and act - which is the only thing that is noticed if u happen to be there. |
