Week 2: misconceptions about what makes us happy Flashcards
1
Q
What is surprising about reliability of our intuitions?
A
They are often wrong. Even when we measure the length of a line in different contexts and find it’s the same length in each, when we look at it, it still looks longer in the other context
2
Q
According to Sonja Lyubormirsky, what is the percentage breakdown of factors influencing happiness?
A
50% genetic, 10% life circumstances, and 40% our own actions
