“Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy — and our own self-awareness.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts.”
That’s not new, nor a new insight. I think we’re all great thinkers, that’s probably why quite a lot love TED as they recognize so much in there of theirselves. I’d say, nothing new, therefor not that interesting.
Most of us have checked that already many many times. They know all about it what’s there to know about, to use it to their own benefit. Although this happiness factor is just a small portion .. it goes for so many things.
Nonetheless, pretty interesting when you check, experience, observe, this by yourself in yourself. True research inside. Useless as it may seem ..
Experiencing something & then remembering that experience … everybody knows what the difference is in theirself when doing that. Oh well, I use knowledge towards my own being in that area all the time.
Wow, great experience listening to this ted-talk about Happiness (says my ‘now’ memory)…as it is a little difficult to grasp i do hope that these studies will gradualy become more and more accesible and stick with the main public and policy makers…it’s really usefull to understand the difference between our experience and memory.
TEDtalks is turning into a great video resource (none longer than 20 minutes) for introducing the latest scientific research – browse the themed list ‘How the Mind Works’ http://www.ted.com/themes/how_the_mind_works.html
It’s a pretty amazing talk, totally amazing perspective on how our own perception of happiness happens.
I think I enjoyed that video
(or did I?)