How Can We Use the Insights That You Have Unveiled in Bittersweet to Increase Happiness?

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Sally Kohn: How can we use the insights that you have uncovered and write about in bittersweet to increase happiness? She says she derives a lot of joy from these emotions, but they're not always pleasant. Kohn: I almost called this book the happiness of melancholy because it can be such a happy state. It's more like a feeling of connection with what matters most.

Susan Cain is the #1 bestselling author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Her TED talks have been viewed over 40 million times, and LinkedIn named her the Top 6th Influencer in the World (just behind Richard Branson and Melinda French Gates). Susan partners with Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Dan Pink to curate the Next Big Idea Club, and all of their proceeds are donated to children’s literacy programs. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/257