Barry Schwartz

An American psychologist and the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College.

Barry Schwartz

An American psychologist and the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College.

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Barry Schwartz – People think more creatively and expansively when they are happy

All other things being equal, it’s better to be happy than not

Despite our romantic images of suffering geniuses who have enriched our civilization, creative by day and tormented by night, there is a growing body of evidence that people think more creatively and expansively when they’re happy than when they’re not.

Source: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Book) by Barry Schwartz

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I readily agree that happiness isn’t everything. It isn’t even the most important thing. But all other things being equal, it’s better to be happy than not.

Barry Schwartz
Barry Schwartz

An American psychologist and the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College.

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