The power of daydreams: 4 studies on the surprising science of mind-wandering

Reblogged from TED Blog:

What makes us happy? It’s one of the most complicated puzzles of human existence -- and one that, so far, 87 speakers have explored in TEDTalks.

In today’s talk, Matt Killingsworth (who studied under Dan Gilbert at Harvard) shares a novel approach to the study of happiness -- an app, Track Your Happiness, which allows people to chart their feelings on a moment-by-moment basis.

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The power of daydreams: 4 studies on the surprising science of mind-wandering

Reblogged from TED Blog:

What makes us happy? It’s one of the most complicated puzzles of human existence -- and one that, so far, 87 speakers have explored in TEDTalks.

In today’s talk, Matt Killingsworth (who studied under Dan Gilbert at Harvard) shares a novel approach to the study of happiness -- an app, Track Your Happiness, which allows people to chart their feelings on a moment-by-moment basis.

Read more… 844 more words