This chapter explores how the way events end significantly impacts our memories and perceptions of happiness. It references experiments by psychologist Danny Kahneman on the peak end effect, highlighting the difference between remembered and experienced happiness. The discussion includes strategies for engineering more enjoyable memories and emphasizes the importance of mindfulness in shaping our overall well-being.
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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