Psychology professor Daniel Gilbert has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes people happy. He shares one of the secrets he has uncovered. Gilbert is the author of the new book Stumbling on ...

The second annual Carl Hungerford Lecture Series and The Marin Art and Garden Center are pleased to present a FREE webinar with Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Professor ...

Imagination is a “life-simulator” that often poorly predicts what will bring us happiness, said Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard and New York Times bestselling author, in a lecture ...

Daniel Gilbert, a leader in the field of affective forecasting, will be this year’s "Bring the Family" speaker at the 19th annual Association for Psychological Science conference, May 24-27 in ...

What makes people happy? Philosophers and psychologists have long pondered this question; now economists are mounting their own effort to measure contentment. This focus on happiness did not come ...

Can only a good person be truly happy? Or do we only wish this were the case? Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert, author of the delightful Stumbling on Happiness, thinks we only wish this were true.

Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert is widely known for his 2006 best seller, Stumbling on Happiness. His work reveals, among other things, the systematic mistakes we all make in imagining how ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While happiness remains subjective, it certainly appears to be a buzzword in the popular consciousness right now. From Pharrell Williams’ ...

Why aren’t I happier—and why aren’t you? Source: mimagephotography/Shutterstock The Declaration of Independence enshrines our pursuit of happiness. So why aren ...

British Vogue dating columnist Lord debuts with a raw and riveting take on love, loss, and moving on. In her mid-20s, Lord was gobsmacked when Joe, her first love and boyfriend Continue reading » The ...