We all want something in life, but what are we really after? We all just want to be happy, but does anyone in this world know what it even means anymore? How could a person know what they want if they don't even know what it is that they are looking for? Sometimes we think we know what it is that we want and desire and then it turns out that we don't care too much for it. This is where the word "Impact bias" comes about, in an article by Jon Gertner called "The Futile Pursuit of Happiness" discusses how Daniel Gilbert studies "emotional and behavioral prediction." Where we think about how a situation would make us feel, and come up with a decision based on that feeling.
One time I went to Six Flags with the youth group at my church and it was my first time ever going. I was nervous because I have not been on a roller coaster since God knows when. So we went on almost every ride except for when it came time to ride Superman, it was starting to rain and I had flip flops on, so I didn't want to sacrifice losing them and then having to wait for a ride that was probably going to shut down. So I waited and then the rest of the youth group came out talking about their experience and I probably missed out on something that I wouldn't be able to do in a while. I haven't set foot on Six Flags since. I still have my flip flops though. I should have went on the ride regardless of the way I felt, because it's something that i missed out on.
