THE VIDEO SHELF · psychology of happiness
The surprising science of happiness | Dan Gilbert
Psychologist Dan Gilbert argues in this TED talk that our psychological immune system lets us become happy even when things do not go as planned. He challenges the idea that we will be miserable if we do not get what we want.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN cites it as one of the best TED talks and as evidence that people adapt to and come to like outcomes they cannot change.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TED
- Topic
- psychology of happiness
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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[VIDEO] “The surprising science of happiness”, from Dan Gilbert, is one of the best TED talks of all time (over 4M views). In his amazing & funny 20’ presentation, he explains how our brains are wired and how it relates to happiness. The article reminded …
carlossouza on Hacker News · 2023-06
In Happiness is a reward from our ancestors> " What can be more important than life partner? " My favourite TED talk pairing is Dan Gilbert's Surprising Science of Happiness[1], where he offers evidence upon evidence that we humans grow to like what we are stuck with and can't change. A year …
jodrellblank on Hacker News · 2022-07
In Ask HN: I’m 41 and still unmarried – what should I do?
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