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https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy?...

"Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned."

"Certain changes in brain chemistry" result in us adjusting to be approximately as happy as they always are even in situations which one would predict way less or way more happiness.




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