Tara Brach Conversation with Tara Brach and Arthur Brooks: Becoming Happier
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Nov 16, 2023 
Mindfulness teacher and author Tara Brach and happiness expert Arthur Brooks discuss ingredients of happiness, the role of unhappiness, working with ego-fears, power of metacognition, transcendence of small self, and the love that brings true happiness in a conversation about becoming happier.
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Unhappiness Guides Effective Action
- Unhappiness is essential information for survival, not opposition to happiness.
- Look for local suffering to act effectively rather than feel helpless about distant events.
Accept and Manage Emotions
- Accept difficult emotions as necessary and informative, not signs of defect.
- Learn to manage feelings rather than chase or suppress them for healthier happiness.
Satisfaction Comes From Wanting Less
- Lasting satisfaction depends more on reducing desires than on accumulating possessions.
- The secret is wanting what you already have, not having what you want.