The Distinction Between Two Selves

The distinction between two selves is applied to the measurement of well being, where we find again that what makes the experiencing self happy is not quite the same as what satisfies the remembering self. How two selves within a single body can pursue happiness raises some difficult questions, both for individuals and for societies that view the well being of the population as a policy objective. I return to the virtues of educating gossip, and to what organizations might do to improve the quality of judgments and decisions that are made on their behalf.