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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Confucius

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

The Right Way to Use Ritual

The benefits of ritualized behavior are clear. They help us bond and save us from making endless, tiring choices. But as confucius realized thousands of years ago, the motivation behind our rituals needs to be right. Using rituals solely to impress other people or uppress them can remove many of the benefits. After the break, i'll have peter explain what confucius said about the right way to use ritual.

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