The chapter delves into the contrast between remembered and experienced happiness, highlighting how the ending of an event significantly influences its memory. It explores experiments, including one with colonoscopies, that showcase how the conclusion of an experience can impact overall perception. The conversation emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and positive endings for enhancing happiness evaluations.
The Happiness Lab’s Dr. Laurie Santos brings together other Pushkin hosts to mark the International Day of Happiness. Revisionist History’s Malcolm Gladwell talks about the benefits of the misery of running in a Canadian winter. Dr. Maya Shankar from A Slight Change of Plans talks about quieting her mental chatter. And Cautionary Tales host Tim Harford surprises everyone with the happiness lessons to be learned from a colonoscopy.
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