Why are we happy?

This guy is amazing. Not only that he is one of the best presenters I've ever seen, he is also looking into an interesting issue in a lovely way. I'm very much inspired by how he presents the way our brain work. At first it's a bit tempting to dismiss what he is saying, but then- when you really think about it, it kinda makes sense.

A little jump back to my 'love/hate' list, one of the things on the hate list is dilemmas. The situation of choosing is always making me uncomfortable. The possibility of being wrong or making the wrong choice can drive me mad. The quicker my decision is being made- the happier I am. It takes me 3 minutes (tops) to choose a dish from the menu because I can't cope with the variety and choices.

It is interesting to think about Gilbert's ideas in terms of life choices and reactions, but also in terms of design process. Makes me wonder about the decision making and how it is sometimes good to limit ourself towards a certain design. It happen to me not ones that i have been overwhelmed and paralysed by the amount of ideas, materials and process I could use.

This video is an inspiration not only towards how to design but perhaps towards what to design.