Affective Forecasting Error

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Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconwrong about future feelings
Executive Parlanceemotional prediction failure
Scholarly Discourseprospective affect miscalibration
Babel ZenithAffective Forecasting
Origin: Daniel Gilbert

Etymology & Meaning

Incorrectly predicting how events will make us feel.

In the Boardroom

Thinking getting the promotion will make you happier than it does.

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