Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) with Laurie Santos

Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 12:55 a.m.

b'HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word \\u201cgratitude\\u201d kinda cringey? What can we do to feel better? Should we feel guilty for feeling happy? When is positivity \\u201ctoxic?\\u201d Yale cognitive scientist, Eudemonologist, and host of The Happiness Lab podcast Dr. Laurie Santos chats about how scientists measure human happiness and what their research has shown helps achieve it, even during the worst of times. Also: silver medal face & countering counterfactuals, which will make sense when you listen.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow Dr. Lauri Santos\\xa0https://instagram.com/lauriesantosofficial\\n\\nHer podcast:\\xa0https://www.happinesslab.fm\\n\\nDonations went to DonorsChoose.org\\xa0\\n\\nMore links and info at alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology\\n\\nSponsors of Ologies:\\xa0alieward.com/ologies-sponsors\\n\\nTranscripts & bleeped episodes at:\\xa0alieward.com/ologies-extras\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month:\\xa0www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now\\u2026 MASKS. Hi. Yes.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/ologies\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/ologies\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/AlieWard\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/AlieWard\\n\\nSound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris\\n\\nTranscripts by Emily White of\\xa0www.thewordary.com/\\n\\nWebsite by\\xa0https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies'