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Dr. Laurie Santos joins the podcast to share what the science says about how we can maintain our well-being during this difficult time.\nAbout our Guest: Laurie is a Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Her course \u201cPsychology and the Good Life\u201d is the most popular class in the university\u2019s history. It\u2019s now available for free online as \u201cThe Science of Well-Being." She\u2019s also the director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory at Yale, which explores the evolutionary origins of the human mind\nLaurie hosts the critically acclaimed podcast The Happiness Lab. We couldn't recommend it more highly, if you like our podcast you should definitely give it a listen.\nNew Sponsor: Join\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nKey Topics:\n2:00: Key resources for happiness during pandemic.\xa0\n6:00: Understanding and combating logical errors.\xa0\n10:00: How to stay strong during a crisis.\xa0\n14:30: Developing an internal orientation toward positivity.\xa0\n17:15: Key misconceptions about happiness.\xa0\n20:30: Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.\n22:45: Self-compassion.\xa0\n24:30: What can we learn from monkeys?\n31:00: Why didn\u2019t \u201cerrors of reasoning\u201d evolve out of us?\n34:15: Liking vs. Craving.\n37:00: The critical role of lasting learning.\xa0\n48:00: A message to your younger self.\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nHardwire lasting change into your mind and heart in just a few minutes a day \xa0with Dr. Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price!\n\xa0\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes