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Why Happiness Peaks Before Things Get Better

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Drawing on his master's dissertation on anti-alcohol advertising, Chris Williamson shares a study showing that the highest dopamine peak during a night out is in the flat while getting ready — before anything has happened. Friday at 3pm is happier than Saturday midday. This leads Tim Ferriss to advocate booking holidays far in advance, both for the anticipatory pleasure and the shared memories. Tim Urban flips the principle: for dreaded events, he wants to know as late as possible. Six months of advance notice that he had to give a TED Talk was torture; ten days would have been manageable. George Mack offers a desolate Chinese proverb: the saddest feeling is growing the desire to care for your parents only to find they are no longer there.