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Kennon Sheldon || How to Be an Optimal Human

The Psychology Podcast

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How Can We Keep Ourself in the Upper End of Happiness?

"I don't want to be kept in the upper end of happiness," he says. "Those people who are always trying so hard to keep themselves in the upperend are really annoying." He's not a real, e-bullient, enthusiastic person; his set point is somewhat lower than many people. We should not be trying to make ourselves happy, but do enjoyable, interesting, meaningful things.

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