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Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Can We Feel Sad?

Our current approach to negative emotions is not working. We can learn a lot from the way other cultures handle their sadness. In east asian culture, for example, it's more accepted that you can feel happy and sad at the same time. I spoke to researches in russia, where actually there is real value placed on being sad. It's considered quite a positive thing.

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