Danny Zuckerman
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Jonathan Haidt November 2016

The Happiness Hypothesis

[COPY FROM KINDLE NOTES]

  • Gossip plays a huge role regulating society; may account for our bigger brain (to deal with larger social groups)
    • Brain size correlates with social group size across animal kingdom
  • We always adapt to changes in happiness. Variety is the spice of life to avoid that. Rider must get the elephant to change activities

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