Lives Well Lived MICHAEL PLANT: insights on happiness
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Mar 20, 2025 Michael Plant, the founding director of the Happier Lives Institute and a research fellow at Oxford, dives into the essence of happiness and global wellbeing. He discusses key findings from the 2025 World Happiness Report, emphasizing how informed charitable giving can significantly improve well-being. Plant shares insights on the emotional toll of infertility, personal anecdotes, and the diverse dimensions of happiness, urging listeners to consider how their actions contribute to a happier society.
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Defining Happiness
- Happiness is an experience of feeling good overall.
- It's having more enjoyment than suffering, a common understanding of happiness.
Founding of Happier Lives Institute
- Michael Plant's PhD research explored maximizing happiness and wellbeing, combining philosophy and science.
- He founded the Happier Lives Institute to address the lack of focus on happiness in effective altruism.
Well-being vs. Happiness
- Well-being is what makes life go well, often measured by life satisfaction on a scale of 0-10.
- This differs from moment-by-moment happiness, which is not as frequently used in research.