The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $379,151 Project Grant under their Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research to study how people underestimate the meaningfulness of future life experiences. The project will conduct field and lab experiments to examine errors in how people anticipate the meaning of both positive and negative life events, and why they tend to underestimate the meaningfulness of experiences involving discomfort. The goal is to improve people's ability to make more informed choices and encourage them to pursue meaningful activities that benefit society. This 3-year award, effective September 1, 2024, supports UF's cutting-edge research expertise in behavioral sciences and their extensive track record managing complex federal research projects.
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