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The Psychology Podcast

34: How Happiness Can Accelerate Your Success

Jan 25, 2016
29:50
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Dr. Emma Seppälä, author of The Happiness Track, discusses how cultivating happiness can drive achievement and hinder overextension. Pursuing meaningful relationships, gratitude, and self-compassion is more conducive to success. They explore the connection between success and happiness, the natural impulse for altruism, determinants of success, harmonious vs obsessive passion, and the importance of happiness and gratitude.
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Quick takeaways

  • Cultivating happiness, meaningful relationships, gratitude, and self-compassion can enhance well-being and drive achievement in various aspects of life.
  • Prioritizing stress management, tapping into the parasympathetic nervous system, and finding balance through relaxation and playfulness are crucial for well-being in a fast-paced society.

Deep dives

Happiness and success go hand in hand

The misconception that happiness should be postponed in order to achieve success is debunked. Research shows that taking care of one's well-being first actually leads to greater success in various aspects of life.

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