The Psychology Podcast 34: How Happiness Can Accelerate Your Success
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Jan 25, 2016 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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Happiness Drives Success
- Happiness is the fast track to success, reversing the common belief that success precedes happiness.
- Prioritizing well-being and happiness leads to greater success across various fields and personal definitions.
Two Kinds of Happiness
- Hedonic happiness provides short-term pleasure, while eudaimonic happiness offers long-term fulfillment through meaningful relationships and purpose.
- Balancing both types fosters sustainable happiness, enhancing well-being and success.
Authentic Altruism Buffers Stress
- Authentic social connection and compassionate service buffer stress and improve health.
- Volunteering with genuine altruism provides health benefits; selfish motives do not.