Gilbert discusses the impact of social comparisons on our…
Gilbert discusses the impact of social comparisons on our happiness and how our evaluations of our own lives are influenced by the lives of others. Key Learning: Comparing ourselves to others can distort our perceptions of happiness; understanding this bias is crucial for accurate self-assessment.
— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
In the book
The flaw in the view. One of human nature's most reliable ways of sabotaging joy is to look out at a beautiful scene and fix on the one thing that's missing or wrong, however small. Comparison does the same work — measuring your life against someone else's distorts your sense of your own. And the mind generates a steady stream of what one doctor calls ANTs, automatic negative thoughts, that quietly rob people of their joy. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)
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- Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
- Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)
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