Turning Work into Play (Update)

How psychologist Dan Gilbert went from high school dropout to Harvard professor, found the secret of joy, and inspired Steve Levitt's divorce.

• SOURCE:• Daniel Gilbert (psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/daniel-gilbert), professor of psychology at Harvard University.

• RESOURCES:• "What the Data Says (and Doesn’t Say) About Crime in the United States (pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-abo…)," by John Gramlich (Pew Research Center, 2020).
• Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (amzn.to/3rOzEEL), by Stephen Pinker (2018).
• "Mistakenly Seeking Solitude (citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.…)," by Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder (Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2014).
• "Just Think: The Challenges of the Disengaged Mind (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330241)," by Timothy D. Wilson, David A. Reinhard, Erin C. Westgate, Daniel T. Gilbert, Nicole Ellerbeck, Cheryl Hahn, Casey L. Brown, and Adi Shaked (Science, 2013).
• "The End of History Illusion (wjh-www.harvard.edu/~dtg/Quoidbach%20et%20al%2…)," by Jordi Quoidbach, Daniel T. Gilbert, and Timothy D. Wilson (Science, 2013).
• Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending (amzn.to/3MuCsih), by Elizabeth Dunn (2013).
• "If Money Doesn't Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren't Spending It Right (scholar.harvard.edu/files/danielgilbert/files/…)," by Elizabeth W. Dunn, Daniel T. Gilbert, and Timothy D. Wilson (Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2011).
• This Emotional Life (amzn.to/3vPhwMq), by Daniel Gilbert (2010).
• Stumbling on Happiness (amzn.to/3KfrOKT), by Dan Gilbert (2006).
• "Affective Forecasting (wjh-www.harvard.edu/~dtg/Wilson%20&%20Gilb…)," by Timothy D. Wilson and Daniel T. Gilbert (Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 2003).

• EXTRAS:• "Drawing from Life (and Death) (freakonomics.com/podcast/drawing-from-life-and…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).
• "Who Gives the Worst Advice? (freakonomics.com/podcast/who-gives-the-worst-a…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
• "Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time (freakonomics.com/podcast/sendhil-mullainathan-…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
• "Am I Boring You? (freakonomics.com/podcast/am-i-boring-you)" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).

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