The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos Pushkin Hosts Celebrate World Happiness Day
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Mar 20, 2024 
Malcolm Gladwell, a master storyteller and author, shares how running in a Canadian winter can actually boost happiness. Maya Shankar discusses techniques like 'distance self-talk' to quiet mental chatter and enhance well-being. Tim Harford rounds out the conversation with surprising insights on happiness lessons derived from a colonoscopy. Together, they explore the complex interplay between joy, personal growth, and the transformative power of self-compassion.
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Mental Chatter's Impact
- Mental chatter, the negative inner dialogue, erodes happiness.
- Ethan Cross's book Chatter explores this concept and offers solutions.
Distanced Self-Talk
- Use distanced self-talk to combat negative self-talk.
- Refer to yourself by name or in the third person, like an outside observer.
Malala's Wisdom
- Malala Yousafzai intuitively used distanced self-talk.
- She gained objectivity by talking to herself as if advising someone else.
