This chapter explores how the way experiences end significantly influences our overall memory and happiness associated with them. It discusses experiments and studies, including one by Danny Kahneman on making colonoscopies less uncomfortable by altering the memory of the procedure. The conversation delves into strategies to enhance memory and happiness by focusing on the peak-end effect and the importance of distinguishing between experienced and remembered happiness.
The Happiness Lab’s Dr. Laurie Santos brings together other Pushkin hosts to mark the International Day of Happiness. Revisionist History’s Malcolm Gladwell talks about the benefits of the misery of running in a Canadian winter. Dr. Maya Shankar from A Slight Change of Plans talks about quieting her mental chatter. And Cautionary Tales host Tim Harford surprises everyone with the happiness lessons to be learned from a colonoscopy.
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