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Meet Harvard's Professor Of "Happiness" | Dr. Robert Waldinger

The Checkup with Doctor Mike

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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others on Social Media

The more frequently we compare ourselves to other people in a given day, the less happy we are. A psychologist named Jean Twenge suggests that when we actively engage on social media with other people, that that's energizing and our well-being can go up. So I think what each listener could do is a little probe to test themselves.

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