The Science of Time Affluence

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The mind is designed in like, a really stupid way. When it comes to happiness, that's the case. We don't have these kind of low grade craving mechanisms to go after things that will benefit our happiness but we don't realize we want them. So for more on a daily practice of looking for things that are the fucking worst, i linked the otymology episode in the show. Notes. Also, learning this next term killed me. I'm dead. I'm a fungus now. And then there's just a whole host of things thati think we know are good for our physical health, but we forget can be so important for our mental health. There's lots of evidence

HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can we do to feel better? Should we feel guilty for feeling happy? When is positivity “toxic?” Yale cognitive scientist, Eudemonologist, and host of The Happiness Lab podcast Dr. Laurie Santos chats about how scientists measure human happiness and what their research has shown helps achieve it, even during the worst of times. Also: silver medal face & countering counterfactuals, which will make sense when you listen.

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