Quotes by Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

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The rider evolved to serve to the elephant. — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
It is not clear that married people are, on average, happier than those who never married, because unhappily married peo — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
The strong version of the adversity hypothesis might be true, but only if we add caveats: For adversity to be maximally — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Idealism easily becomes dangerous because it brings with it, almost inevitably, the belief that the ends justify the mea — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Those who think money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop … People would be happier and healthier if they — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Baumeister's point is that we have a deep need to understand violence and cruelty through what he calls "the myth of pur — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
I quickly realized that there are two main kinds of diversity—demographic and moral. ... Once you make this distinction, — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
If you want your children to grow up to be healthy and independent, you should hold them, hug them, cuddle them, and lov — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
The philosopher Edmund Pincoffs has argued that consequentialists and deontologists worked together to convince Westerne — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants. — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. Without it, there would be chaos and ignorance. — Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom