612 Stumbling On Happiness (archive)

We all think we know what will make us happy, but we are mistaken surprisingly often. Parents make decisions for their children based on what will give them happiness, but we are no better at predicting happiness for our children than for ourselves. How might we do better? Christopher Reeve believed himself in some ways better off after his accident. For most of us, coping with paraplegia seems impossible, but Christopher Reeve taught us all that disability does not have to mean disaster. What do such experiences teach us about resilience? Guest: Daniel Gilbert, PhD, Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is the author of Stumbling on Happiness.