Join neuroscientist Nicole Vignola, who dives into the roles of dopamine and serotonin in happiness, revealing how they sometimes hinder our joy. Workplace expert Simone Stolzoff challenges conventional views of work-life balance, emphasizing the importance of purpose and fulfillment. Dr. Dacher Keltner shares insights on nurturing connections and managing stress while highlighting the pitfalls of social media. Together, they explore actionable tips for creating a happier life, emphasizing small habits and authentic relationships.
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Dopamine's Role in Happiness
Dopamine drives us to pursue goals but its level drops upon reward, which can reduce satisfaction.
This explains why getting what we want often feels underwhelming, perpetuating a cycle of endless pursuit.
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Gratitude to Beat Arrival Fallacy
Practice gratitude by acknowledging small and big wins daily to appreciate life's ongoing positive moments.
Being present in the moment of success counters the arrival fallacy and increases happiness.
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Manage Dopamine with Reward Delay
Avoid quick dopamine spikes from unpredictable phone use; they lead to rapid highs and lows.
Choose longer-term rewards like exercise to sustain dopamine and maintain motivation throughout the day.
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The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
Liz Moody
Stress Resets
How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes
Jennifer L. Taitz
Stress Resets provides a comprehensive toolkit for managing stress through cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and other therapeutic approaches. The book, written by clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer L. Taitz, includes 75 quick and scientifically proven ways to improve how readers respond to stress, both in the moment and the long run. It features accessible yet powerful exercises such as dipping your face in ice water, adopting a half smile, singing irrational negative thoughts, building a hope kit, and making a pie chart of your life. These methods help readers stop the cycle of obsessing, panicking, and avoiding, and instead effectively approach what matters most to them. The book integrates personal anecdotes, expert interviews, cutting-edge studies, and practical tips to help readers manage their emotions and build resilience[2][3][4].
The Good Enough Job
The Good Enough Job
Awe
The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner
In 'Awe', Dacher Keltner presents a sweeping investigation and deeply personal inquiry into the elusive feeling of awe. The book reveals new research alongside an examination of awe across history, culture, and within Keltner's own life. It shows how awe transforms thoughts of self, one’s relationship to the world, and physical reactions to it. Keltner also explores how awe has propelled human evolution, is beneficial to mental and physical health, and can heal grief, build communal bonds, and humble us by making us feel part of something larger than ourselves.
I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you because it’s packed with so many actionable tips to help you cultivate more happiness in your everyday life—and understand what might be getting in the way of it.
I’m joined by nine incredible leading happiness experts. We’re diving deep into the truth about dopamine and serotonin—what they really are, and why dopamine might actually not want you to be happy. We explore why we often feel less satisfied even after getting exactly what we thought we wanted, and how the “when I get this, I’ll be happy” mindset is secretly keeping us stuck.
In this episode, we get into:
Dopamine & serotonin on happiness
How our society prevents happiness
Having purpose in life
Happiness within our career
Happiness with social media & news consumption
Perfectionism on happiness
& so much more!
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