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510 Stumbling On Happiness (Book Review) - Simple Programmer Podcast

510 Stumbling On Happiness (Book Review) - Simple Programmer Podcast

FromSimple Programmer Podcast


510 Stumbling On Happiness (Book Review) - Simple Programmer Podcast

FromSimple Programmer Podcast

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stumbling on Happiness was a powerful book that a lot of people have told me I should read. Here is the book description extracted from Amazon: "Bringing to life scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, this bestselling book reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there. • Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? • Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind than blind people will pay to regain their sight? • Why do dining companions insist on ordering different meals instead of getting what they really want? • Why do pigeons seem to have such excellent aim; why can’t we remember one song while listening to another; and why does the line at the grocery store always slow down the moment we join it? In this brilliant, witty, and accessible book, renowned Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. With penetrating insight and sparkling prose, Gilbert explains why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become." So... Should you read this book? Watch this video and find out! Stumbling On Happiness: https://simpleprogrammer.com/stumblingonhappiness Want To Accomplish Your Goals? Change Your Life: https://simpleprogrammer.com/2014/12/29/want-accomplish-goals-become-finisher/ Buy Simple Programmer SHIRT: https://store.simpleprogrammer.com/
Released:
Jul 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

John Sonmez wants to help you become more successful, make more money, deal with difficult coworkers and be so productive everyone thinks you must be abusing a prescription for Ritalin. Listen in every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as Simple Programmer founder, John Sonmez, answers questions, interviews guests and shares everything he knows to help you become a top performing software developer. The Simple Programmer Podcast is a short podcast that is a mix of career advice, philosophy and soft skills from successful author and software developer, John Sonmez. John is the founder of http://simpleprogrammer.com, one of the most popular software development blogs, and the author of the best-selling book, "Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual." (http://simpleprogrammer.com/softskills) Geared towards a programmer or software developer audience, but contains practical advice on: Career development Entrepreneurship Fitness Finance Productivity Personal development And more... That anyone can benefit from. Each episode is between 5 and 10 minutes long with at least 3 new episodes each week.