Connecting With Other People Makes Us Happier

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There's a whole host of things that make us happier. Being around other people is considered a necessary condition for high happiness in a lot of studies. Lots of evidence that doing random acts of kindnessd ing money in time on other people makes us feel happier. Another set of practices really has to do with our mind set. Are we paying attention to the negative things in life, or are we focused on delights? And just being present can be really powerful for happiness.

HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can we do to feel better? Should we feel guilty for feeling happy? When is positivity “toxic?” Yale cognitive scientist, Eudemonologist, and host of The Happiness Lab podcast Dr. Laurie Santos chats about how scientists measure human happiness and what their research has shown helps achieve it, even during the worst of times. Also: silver medal face & countering counterfactuals, which will make sense when you listen.

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Her podcast: https://www.happinesslab.fm

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