Why we're bad at predicting what will make us happy - Workshop

Hey everyone,

For our monthly workshop in @nina antonyuk will tell us why we’re bad at predicting what will make us happy.

There is the effect of well-being regressing to the mean. In half a year after a traumatic experience (in a normal scenario, i.e. without depression or other psychological disorders developing) a person feels better than they thought they would. Same goes with winning a lottery—the person feels worse than they thought they would.
I got interested in the question of if there are any effects on happiness that last, and in which ways are we bad at predicting what will actually make us happy. Here I will be telling what I found (and also would really want to hear what you know) on the matter.
Thank you to Martin for organizing!

You’re very welcome, even if you’ve never been to a meetup, or you feel like you don’t fit in. Here is the link to our last event, maybe you know someone already: The Art of Difficult Conversations

Time: The workshop starts at 19:00 and is planned for 2h. Feel free to arrive by 18:30. Afterward, there will be time for socializing.

Food: I’ll bring pita bread, vegetables and dips.

Location: The Chaos Computer Club Berlin can comfortably fit about 20 people. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect.

Directions (German): https://berlin.ccc.de/page/anfahrt^[1]

Please contact @__nobody if you have any questions about the location.

Comment here, or write @Milli | Martin or on Telegram for anything else.

Why we’re bad at predicting what will make us happy—Workshop