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Matt Killingsworth: Vuoi essere felice? Resta nel presente.

Filmed Nov 2011 • Posted Nov 2012TEDxCambridge
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Quand'è che gli esseri umani sono più felici? Per raccogliere dati sull'argomento, Matt Killingsworth ha costruito un'app, Track Your Happiness, che permette di registrare le emozioni delle persone in tempo reale. Tra i risultati sorprendenti emersi c'è che siamo spesso molto più felici quando siamo nel presente. E l'altro lato della medaglia è che più vaghiamo con il pensiero, meno felici siamo. (Filmato a TEDxCambridge.)

Researcher Matt Killingsworth designs studies that gather data on happiness. One takeaway? "A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind." Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Alessandra Tadiotto
Reviewed by Daniele Berti
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