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  “Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we don’t get what we wanted. In our society, we have a strong belief that synthetic happiness is of an inferior kind.” — Dan Gilbert

  Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness

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  “Forgive me, for those of you who play the lottery — but economists, at least among themselves, refer to the lottery as a stupidity tax, because the odds of getting any payoff by investing your money in a lottery ticket are approximately equivalent to flushing the money directly down the toilet.” — Dan Gilbert

  Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions

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  “Synthetic happiness is every bit as real and enduring as the kind of happiness you stumble upon when you get exactly what you were aiming for.” — Dan Gilbert

  Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness

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