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Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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What Is Your Shit?

We all have a version of shitefm in our heads. No matter what it is that's your particular worry or the things that niggle you, there will be something. Our feelings are not us, it's just shit efem that sometimes comes on. And so a final thing that can be really powerful for being sad better this idea of acceptance. We've almost changed our definition of happiness. I like the old aristotle idea about life requiring us to also have a big dose of good luck. Because even the best life can be rendered unhappy by a tragedy and that's not our fault.

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