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The Drive Interview with Peter Attia

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Is Happiness the Difference Between Reality and Expectation?

i use the word hack because it's such an inelegant way to describe it. It's basically a tool to make me a little bit more aware of where i am in a given moment, and whether that produces happiness or not. You can discover that many of the things you think you want, you don't want all that much if you pay attention to what is actually like to gratify those desires with food. And again, being able to really connect with the present moment delivers its own intrinsic pleasure. I always say it's everyone's default. Who's not being mindful? Because you're youron stantly.

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