The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries
You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.
Categories: Society & Culture
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There are certain nations which always top the rankings in the World Happiness Report. What are they doing right, that other countries are getting wrong? And what can you do to make your home country happier?
John Helliwell of the World Happiness Report explains how things like wealth, freedom and friendship combine to make a happy society - and how tiny changes in your home, neighborhood or workplace can have a huge national impact.
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Previous episodes
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171 - What Can We Learn From the Happiest Country on Earth? Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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170 - Pushkin Hosts Celebrate World Happiness Day Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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169 - The Happiness of Subtraction Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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168 - Why the "Good Enough" Relationship Beats the "Perfect Partner" Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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167 - A Supercommunicator's Guide to Love and Dating Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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166 - Can Couples Learn to Argue Better? Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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165 - Love Lessons from the "Masters of Relationships" Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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164 - The Sweet Smell of Happiness Mon, 05 Feb 2024
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163 - How Getting Active Can Make You Happier Mon, 15 Jan 2024
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162 - Being Green Doesn't Mean Sacrificing Fun... or Cutting Out Meat Mon, 08 Jan 2024
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161 - Why our Brains Don't Fear Climate Change Enough Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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160 - When Stalin Killed the Weekend - A Happiness Lab/Cautionary Tales Crossover Mon, 18 Dec 2023
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159 - Build The Life You Want from Oprah's Super Soul Fri, 15 Dec 2023
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158 - Is There a Gen Z Happiness Crisis? Dr Laurie Meets the US Surgeon General Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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157 - How Eating Got Complicated Mon, 04 Dec 2023
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156 - Awe and Psychedelics with Michael Pollan Fri, 01 Dec 2023
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155 - Giving Away Cash Makes You Happy... and Transforms Lives Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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154 - Make America Happy Again Mon, 20 Nov 2023
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153 - Where Everybody Knows Your Name Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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152 - Don't Make Friends Where You Make Your Money? Mon, 06 Nov 2023
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151 - Ask for Help... and Spread Happiness Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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150 - The Introvert's Guide to Extroversion Mon, 23 Oct 2023
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149 - Text a Friend... Right Now! Mon, 16 Oct 2023
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148 - How to Make Friends and Compliment People Mon, 09 Oct 2023
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147 - Grover’s Super Solution to Self-Talk Mon, 02 Oct 2023
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146 - Big Bird Has Big Feelings Mon, 25 Sep 2023
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145 - Dr Laurie and Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby and the Magic of Gratitude Mon, 18 Sep 2023
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144 - Build the Life You Want... Advice from Arthur Brooks and Oprah Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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143 - Laurie Has Fun... Part 2 ICYMI Mon, 07 Aug 2023
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142 - Laurie Has Fun... Part 1 ICYMI Mon, 07 Aug 2023
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141 - 'Do We Even Have Fun Anymore?' A Listener's Story of Funterventions Mon, 31 Jul 2023
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140 - The Unhappy Millionaire ICYMI Mon, 24 Jul 2023
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139 - 'I Woke up in an Ambulance Stuck in Traffic.' : A Listener's Story of Recovery Mon, 17 Jul 2023
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138 - Ask Us Anything! Laurie and Gretchen Take Your Questions (Live from Toronto) Mon, 29 May 2023
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137 - With Elmo's Help... It's Never Too Early to Learn About Happiness Mon, 22 May 2023
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136 - Can Spiritual Experiences and Psychedelics Make us Happy? (LIVE from DC) Mon, 15 May 2023
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135 - Why We're Mean to Our Future Selves (LIVE from Boston) Mon, 08 May 2023
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134 - The Man Who Invented Happiness Science: Marty Seligman Mon, 01 May 2023
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133 - Smell, Taste and Touch: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses Mon, 24 Apr 2023
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132 - Sight and Sound: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses Mon, 17 Apr 2023
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131 - Do We Need a New Word for 'Happiness'? Katie Couric talks to Dr Laurie Santos Mon, 10 Apr 2023
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130 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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129 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and How We're All Connected Mon, 27 Mar 2023
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128 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind Mon, 20 Mar 2023
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127 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Trauma of Troy Mon, 13 Mar 2023
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126 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles Mon, 06 Mar 2023
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125 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Aristotle and Plato ICYMI Mon, 27 Feb 2023
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124 - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Socrates and Self-Knowledge Mon, 20 Feb 2023
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123 - The Happiness Lab Presents: Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon Mon, 22 Nov 2021
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122 - The Happiness of Silence Mon, 30 Jan 2023