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You Only Live Once... So Commit

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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The Happiness Lab - You Only Live Once

The first use of YOLO was not to make any commitments. The science shows that the best way to use this precious life, one that we really only will live once, is to commit to the active committing. When you commit, it's like planting a seed in the desert. It's the beginning of a reforestation project. And if you ask any long-hole hero how they feel about what they've done, the vast majority say that it makes them feel more at peace in the world.

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