Stumbling on Good Writing

Dan Gilbert not only has the temerity to be a Harvard psychology professor but he is also a fantastic science writer. Stumbling on Happiness is a fantastic book by a complete smartass.

Gilbert's point is that we suck at predicting what will make us happy in the future. And there are very good evolutionary reasons why we might suck at that. Our memories betray us and our forecasting abilities are fickle.

Check out his TED talk for a taste.