"I think the five senses is a great might be a great solace here," she says. "The more that you can see here, smell, taste, touch it, really try to, it can take you out of yourself." She adds: "And I experienced this at the Met because one thing that clearly makes people happier is sort of transcendence and awe"
What do you do when you enter "survival mode"? How can you become better at forging social connections? Can you be happy in a sad world? Happiness experts Dr Laurie Santos and Gretchen Rubin came together at Toronto's Hot Docs Festival to answer these and other questions from a live audience.
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