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Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Within a couple of weeks even earthquake survivors return to their normal level of unfounded optimism.

Within a couple of weeks even earthquake survivors return to their normal level of unfounded optimism.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people.

If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: What is the conceptual tie that binds anxiety and planning? Both, of course, are intimately connected to thinking about the future.

What is the conceptual tie that binds anxiety and planning? Both, of course, are intimately connected to thinking about the future.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.

My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Forestalling pleasure is an inventive technique for getting double

Forestalling pleasure is an inventive technique for getting double

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Our brain accepts what the eyes see and our eye looks for whatever our brain wants.

Our brain accepts what the eyes see and our eye looks for whatever our brain wants.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished.

Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Arthritic toothless people who love orgasms are more likely to reproduce than are limber, toothy people who do not.

Arthritic toothless people who love orgasms are more likely to reproduce than are limber, toothy people who do not.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: The reality of the moment is so palpable and powerful that it holds imagination in a tight orbit from which it never fully escapes.

The reality of the moment is so palpable and powerful that it holds imagination in a tight orbit from which it never fully escapes.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility, and the rest of us call it marriage.

Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility, and the rest of us call it marriage.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: anticipating unpleasant events can minimize their impact.

anticipating unpleasant events can minimize their impact.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and the White Album.

In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and the White Album.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future.

The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Our inability to recall how we really felt is why our wealth of experiences turns out to be poverty of riches.

Our inability to recall how we really felt is why our wealth of experiences turns out to be poverty of riches.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: The fact that we often judge the pleasure of an experience by its ending can cause us to make some curious choices.

The fact that we often judge the pleasure of an experience by its ending can cause us to make some curious choices.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: the feeling of control - whether real or illusory - is one of the wellsprings of mental health.

the feeling of control - whether real or illusory - is one of the wellsprings of mental health.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: fear, worry, and anxiety have useful roles to play in our lives.

fear, worry, and anxiety have useful roles to play in our lives.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Small children cannot say what they want to be later because they don't really understand what later means.

Small children cannot say what they want to be later because they don't really understand what later means.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: we sometimes imagine dark futures just to scare our own pants off.

we sometimes imagine dark futures just to scare our own pants off.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be a means to that end.

People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be a means to that end.

Daniel M. Gilbert quotes: Impact is rewarding. Mattering makes us happy.

Impact is rewarding. Mattering makes us happy.