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Are Your Expectations Too High?

The Science of Happiness

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Julie santos went back to costarica to find out why her home country is rated one of the happiest. Found that it was linked to our expectations, whether they're high, low or if we have none at all. We'll hear from julie and also yale psychologist rob rutledge about how certain kinds of expectations activa dopemin, a narrow transmitter that helps us feel pleasure more.

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