was for colonoscopies: people’s evaluations of their lives and their actual
experience may be related, but they are also different. Life satisfaction is
not a flawed measure of their experienced well-being, as I thought some
years ago. It is something else entirely.

Speaking of Experienced Well-Being

“The objective of policy should be to reduce human suffering. We

aim for a lower U-index in society. Dealing with depression and

extreme poverty should be a priority.”

“The easiest way to increase happiness is to control your use of

time. Can you find more time to do the things you enjoy doing?”

“Beyond the satiation level of income, you can buy more

pleasurable experiences, but you will lose some of your ability to

enjoy the less expensive ones.”