Daniel Todd Gilbert's Blog, page 2

Here's to Tofu, Baseball, Heroin—and Dad!

Let me start by thanking Mr. John Lincoln of Hanover, New Hampshire, who was attentive and literate enough to notice that the Shakespeare quote that opens Chapter 6 of Stumbling on Happiness is incorrectly attributed. These lines, in fact, were...

The Spice of Life

When I told my wife that I was going to be featured in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, she promptly dialed 911 and asked them to send the men with the nets. She knows that I...

Who Are You Calling Biased?

When the wonderful folks at Random House1 asked if I would be willing to do a blog for this website, I had to look the word up. Don't worry. I Googled it. I'm not a Luddite who writes books on...