Laurie Santos, a Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab, dives deep into the science of happiness. She explains how prioritizing short-term joy can hinder long-term happiness for children. Santos emphasizes the importance of fostering resilience and coping skills over immediate satisfaction. The discussion also highlights how negative emotions can serve as vital signals for growth. Additionally, embracing boredom is presented as a strategy to build children's independence and problem-solving capabilities. It's a thoughtful guide for parents aiming to raise happy, well-adjusted kids.
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Two Sides of Happiness
Happiness has two parts: being happy in your life (positive emotions) and being happy with your life (meaning, purpose).
Dr. Laurie Santos explains these as the affective and cognitive parts of happiness.
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Control Over Happiness
Happiness is within our control, not solely determined by genetics or circumstances.
Focus on changing behaviors and mindsets rather than external factors for greater impact on happiness.
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Short-Term vs. Long-Term Happiness
Optimizing for kids' short-term happiness can create anxious, unhappy adults.
Constantly intervening prevents kids from developing coping skills.
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Every parent wants their kid to be happy and to grow up into a happy adult. But sometimes, a parent's intervention in the short term can lead to their kid becoming an unhappy adult in the long term. Yale professor, scientist, and podcast host, Dr. Laurie Santos, joins Dr. Becky to talk about happiness and the difference between optimizing for happiness in the moment and optimizing for happiness in the future.
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