Saturday, March 13, 2010

Are you a scientist? Are you willing to experiment on yourself?

.....So Easterlin as an economist caused some distress in the profession with these results.
So what is the puzzle here? The puzzle is related to the affective forecasting that most people believe that circumstances like becoming richer will make them happier. It turns out that people's beliefs about what will make them happier are mostly wrong, and they are wrong in a directional way, and they are wrong very predictably. And there is a story here that I think is interesting. ......
So if you are intrigued i.e. a scientist, you need to go here  and read the whole series of talks.

This guy is a scientist (if you are unfamiliar with him, Wikipedia or links in the link are good places to learn more) so what he is doing here is proposing a theory and claiming that there is empirical evidence to support his conclusions. If you are a scientist, you will work with him and through the process of self reflection (free for everyone) analyze his theories and change your mind (or not).

Oh, the contra-positive, you are a sheep. You choose.



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