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Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Strategies for Tackling the Want Brain

The want brain can be challenging to manage, ranging from basic physical desires like chocolate to aspirations for career advancement and wealth. One effective strategy is an exercise called 'Why Your Own Happy Ending,' where individuals envision their desires on their deathbed and identify three crucial life accomplishments. Subsequently, they determine three happiness habits to practice regularly to achieve those goals, potentially reshaping their future experiences and outcomes.

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