Deadmeat Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Thought I'd share this great TED talk while we all wait on decisions about how we make our own happiness and how in fact when given a lack of chose we often end up happier with our decision. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html I actually thought back about some recent small and major decisions and honestly this talk really made lot of sense with what I ended up being happy with. Very interesting stuff! Edited February 10, 2013 by Deadmeat epsilon, SLPjmar and quilledink 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBD Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Deady, this is so interesting, but personally, anecdotally (now that I think about it), it seems to be true for me. I agonized over my undergrad school, and still to this day regret my decision. However, for my Masters, I only applied to one school (as part of a special dual-degree program -- only because of the people, and it's a long story) and was extremely happy with the program and my "decision". Thank you for the TED talk link! Perhaps I've already jinxed my future happiness with my 8 applications though xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPjmar Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 This makes me feel a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthropologygeek Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I still have doubts I made the right deicission for my phd between programs even through I couldn't be happier at my current school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaister Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Ugh I kind of wished I only got into 1 school now because of that. Don't get me wrong though, I'm incredibly grateful for my acceptances, but it's true it makes it harder to decide and be satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherEd2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thought I'd share this great TED talk while we all wait on decisions about how we make our own happiness and how in fact when given a lack of chose we often end up happier with our decision. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html I actually thought back about some recent small and major decisions and honestly this talk really made lot of sense with what I ended up being happy with. Very interesting stuff! I love Dan Gilbert! Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilledink Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thought I'd share this great TED talk while we all wait on decisions about how we make our own happiness and how in fact when given a lack of chose we often end up happier with our decision. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html I actually thought back about some recent small and major decisions and honestly this talk really made lot of sense with what I ended up being happy with. Very interesting stuff! This was absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'estLaVie Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've secretly been praying for only one acceptance or only one that was viable (i.e. offered enough funding for Ramen). This happened when I was applying for my Master's. Maybe it was lucky the one viable one was my top choice? But either way, it made it so much sweeter not to wonder what-if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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