The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profou... -Daniel Gilbert

The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either.

Daniel Gilbert , Psychologist
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Daniel Gilbert is a distinguished psychologist and professor known for his research on happiness and decision-making. His contributions to psychology and behavioral science have made him a respected figure in the academic and scientific community.

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Part of us believes the new car is better because it lasts longer. But, in fact, that's the worst thing about the new car. It will stay around to disa...
The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either....
The data says that with the poor, a little money can buy a lot of happiness. If you're rich, a lot of money can buy you a little more happiness. But i...
The secret of happiness is variety, but the secret of variety, like the secret of all spices, is knowing when to use it....

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Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can't del...
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure....
The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either....
A sincere seeker knows what his goal is: the highest Truth. He will not delay his journey. In spiritual life, we aspire for the highest Truth, for God...
Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth....
Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters....
When you are living your truth, you will meet people who love you for that truth....
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world....
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves o...
If anyone offers conjectures about the truth of things from the mere possibility of hypotheses, I do not see by what stipulation anything certain can ...