We mispredict what makes us happy
The guest argued that people are poor at predicting what will make them happy, overestimating the value of material circumstances and underestimating the importance of health, connection, competence, and autonomy.
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OPEN · 20 MENTIONS · 13 EPISODES · 8 SHOWS
28 JUL 2026 — 13 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
18 SUPPORT · 2 REPEAT
- AFFORD ANYTHING
6 EPISODES BETWEEN · 9 MENTIONS
- MASTERS IN BUSINESS
- OPTIMAL FINANCE DAILY · 2 MENTIONS
- OPTIMAL FINANCE DAILY
- THE RATIONAL REMINDER PODCAST
- MARKETPLACE
- MASTERS IN BUSINESS · 3 MENTIONS
- OPTIMAL FINANCE DAILY
- THE LONG VIEW
- CHOOSEFI · 3 MENTIONS
- FINTECH INSIDER PODCAST BY 11:FS · 2 MENTIONS
- OPTIMAL FINANCE DAILY
- THE RATIONAL REMINDER PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
- Spending hierarchy: autonomy over material goods
- We mispredict what makes us happy · THIS IDEA
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