Explorations of the Mind: Well-Being

Daniel Kahneman is an internationally renowned psychologist whose work spans cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, and the science of well-being. In recognition of his groundbreaking work on human judgment and decision-making, Kahneman received the 2002 Nobel Prize. In this program he explores the idea of happiness. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [4/2007] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12302]

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• well-being
• behavior
• economics
• psychology
• Daniel
• Kahneman

[FuiSoyYsereUnGil]

well, money does not equal happiness.

The reason people are not happy is because we are living in a consumerist nation. Where do we try to gain happiness from in this culture? Well, shopping, television and video games. In american society people have forgotten how to LIVE. How to be creative and to experience the joy of a community living. There is too much alienation in today's world and it can really make a person feel empty and unhappy.

[tff626]

very helpful for my courses study

[boiledelephant]

I'd like to know how awareness of other nations affects those last statistics, for example societies with very little cultural exchange, global communications and visible presence of foreign cultures in their country vs. those with very high cultural exchange and a high routine awareness of other cultures. It's plausible that the low experienced well-being in pakistan actually came about with globalization and the common awareness that they're economically lower on the global scale.

[sketchywilly]

Here's a potential explanation:

I've seen some papers that suggest that highly successful people tend to have certain personal qualities that make them prone to higher levels of stress (and other problems).

As history progresses, perhaps we ALL become more like those successful but troubled people. So perhaps its just that we are ALL increasingly stressed as we get better at acquiring wealth - this results in lower happiness as wealth goes up.

[weestro7]

Is the Easterlin paradox somewhat explained by the fact that income inequality has grown a great deal since the 1970s? So if only a small fraction of the population grows more and more rich, boosting GDP overall, the fraction of all people who are very happy would not be influenced. In fact, people may become discouraged in a highly stratified society.

[keya2309]

So people can question Kahneman about his work and what he has found, you guys question and question which is a good start, but for now those of you who dislike him make no sense at all. Why dont you get off youtube and prove him wrong, if you cant then suck it! :) thank you

[inertialcapacity]

The cause of personal unhappiness is the deperate hurry to be happy. Therefore happiness is the cause of unhappiness. If there are three steps to the ultimate goal, the unhappiest person will strive for the goal in a hurry and thereby neglect the full completion of steps one and two. Thus we can see the correct behaviour that leads to obtaining a goal with satisfaction is like a pyramid in 3 parts: one at the bottom, step two above and then three the tiny pinnacle.

[samu141082]

someone sad it's common sense. Why common sense is not used and people is considered as a robot in some sciences? Great presentation for public domain

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[triggerhappy6]

They may agree with Kahneman's discussion of the adaptation curve. It's theorized that we outlived our humanoid relatives because of our capacity to adapt to change.

[LucBertolotti]

so life in the past was better I suppose?