Stumbling on Happiness

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THIS IS THE PART OF THE BOOK wherein the writer ordinarily asserts that no one

composes a book without anyone else and afterward names all the individuals who probably composed

the book for him. It must be ideal to have companions that way. Too bad, all the individuals

who composed this book are me, so let me rather thank the individuals who by their blessings

empowered me to compose a book without them.

Above all else, I thank the understudies and partners who accomplished such a great deal of the

research portrayed in these pages and let me share in the credit. They incorporate

Danny Axsom, Mike Berkovits, Stephen Blumberg, Ryan Brown, David

Centerbar, Erin Driver-Linn, Liz Dunn, Jane Ebert, Mike Gill, Sarit Golub,

Karim Kassam, Debbie Kermer, Boaz Keysar, Jaime Kurtz, Matt Lieberman, Jay

Meyers, Carey Morewedge, Kristian Myrseth, Becca Norwick, Kevin Ochsner,

Liz Pinel, Jane Risen, Todd Rogers, Ben Shenoy, and Thalia Wheatley. How did

I get sufficiently fortunate to work with every one of you?

I owe an uncommon obligation of appreciation to my companion and long-lasting colleague

Tim Wilson of the University of Virginia, whose inventiveness and knowledge have

been consistent wellsprings of motivation, jealousy, and examination awards. The past

sentence is the just one in this book I might have composed without

him