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#692: Arthur C. Brooks — How to Be Happy, Reverse Bucket Lists, The Four False Idols, Muscular Philosophies, Practical Inoculation Against the Darkness, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show

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Chasing Satisfaction: Understanding the Hedonic Treadmill and True Contentment

This chapter delves into how the pursuit of desires often misleads individuals in their quest for happiness, emphasizing that true contentment arises from wanting less. It introduces concepts like the hedonic treadmill and suggests strategies like strategic deferral and creating a reverse bucket list to cultivate lasting satisfaction.

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