Daniel Gilbert Quotes

“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished.”

“Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one.”

“If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people.”

“Impact is rewarding. Mattering makes us happy.”

“In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear.”

“Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person.”

“My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.”

“Our brain accepts what the eyes see and our eye looks for whatever our brain wants.”

“People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be a means to that end.”

“The fact that we often judge the pleasure of an experience by its ending can cause us to make some curious choices.”