If i'm unhappy about something right now, how do i make peace with it? It's to take it out of the realm of feelings. O the old buddhist masters, they always talk about observing your feelings. And what they're talking about is actually making emotions, negative emotions, in this case, meta cognitiveyo become aware of your emotions. When you actually are observing your own primary emotions, you're moving them to the pre frontal cortex of your brain where they can be managed and where they can become an opportunity for growth. That's the way t a we deal with these things.
How happy are you on a scale of 1-10?
Regardless of what number you answered, the more important question is, what would it take to make that number a 10?
In this special replay of one of 2021's most popular episodes, I speak with Harvard happiness professor Arthur Brooks about living a better and happier life.
You’ll learn:
- The three ingredients of happiness and how you can make them part of your life.
- Why unhappiness is essential in finding happiness and how you can make peace with unhappiness.
- How you can make achieving happiness easier by understanding who you are and who you are not.
What's Essential Podcast
Greg McKeown
Scratch Audiohouse
Credits:
- Hosted by Greg McKeown
- Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse
- Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Brent Montgomery and Ed Simpson
- Produced by Derrial Christon