Ep 273 Interview Sessions with Dr. Andy Cope | The UK's Doctor of Happiness

Aug 21, 2024

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Dr. Andy Cope is a wellbeing expert, best-selling author and recovering academic.

Andy specialises in positive psychology and the science of human flourishing. The reward for grinding out his Loughborough PhD is that he gets to call himself a Dr of Happiness.

Andy’s books are frequently on the best-sellers list. ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’, ‘Shine’, and ‘Zest’ have all topped the personal development charts. ‘The Little Book of Emotional Intelligence’ and Leadership: Multiplier Effect’ are riding high in the business charts and ‘Happiness Route Map’ was nominated as The Independent’s best self-help book of the year.

Andy also moonlights as a children’s author. His ‘Spy Dog’ series has sold in excess of a million copies worldwide.

In this episode you will hear:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:53 Positive Psychology – The Science of Flourishing

00:10: 21 Human Zoochosis

00:18:15 The Power of Presence

00:24:51 Collective Action Problem

00:25:49 Discover Your Brilliance

00:34:00 The Top Two Percenters

00:43:45 Do It Better than You Have To

00:49:40 Working With His Son

00:52:48 Dr. Andy’s Heartprint