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The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier: Mo Gawdat

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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What Is the Cause of Unhappiness?

Happiness is a state of escape happiness, says Lakof Asper. It's not just the event that makes you happy or unhappy - it's your expectations too. We're all happy in nature because we expect things to be as they are and so feel happy. And apply that to anything: Your partner might say something hurtful on friday at four p m. That's the event. At sunday morning you tell yourself 'he doesn't love me any more' The event isn't actually the thing said but how you perceive it. You have something to influence.

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