https://nihaljn.github.io/notes/reading/ Recent content in Reading on Nihal Jain Hugo -- 0.150.0 en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nihaljn.github.io/notes/reading/stumbling_on_happiness/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nihaljn.github.io/notes/reading/stumbling_on_happiness/ <p>In his book on human psychology and neuroscience, with a blend of unexpected humor, Gilbert says our happiness is dependent on our ability to predict the future, i.e., <em>to imagine</em>.</p> <p>For e.g., in choosing among options of which city to move to, we <em>imagine</em> how happy we are likely to be in any of these places in the <em>future</em>, affecting our <em>present</em> happiness.</p> <p>Thus, imagination is very load-bearing, so it better be accurate. Unfortunately for us, there are three faults of the human brain that limit our imagination:</p>