#223 Happiness - The Unhappiness of Too Much Control
Happiness Podcast
Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 955 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2019
⏱️ 16 minutes
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In this episode, we look at the three things we try to control in our lives and the potential negative consequences of this control. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org. To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. Control. We like to be in control. We like to be in control of the things |
| 0:19.4 | around us. We like to be in control of others. And we especially like to be in control of others and we especially like to be in control of ourselves. |
| 0:27.0 | But the question today is, is control the path to happiness or unhappiness. |
| 0:34.0 | Because when it comes to controlling life, |
| 0:37.0 | I'm not sure how much control we actually have, |
| 0:40.0 | but if we let go with this control and just flow with life, we may find that life goes a lot better. |
| 0:47.0 | To start with, I think control is tricky because sometimes it really feels like we're in control. We work really hard, |
| 0:56.8 | we strive towards a goal, and then we get it. It's exciting, it's wonderful. But then other |
| 1:02.3 | times we do the exact same thing and it comes crashing down |
| 1:06.4 | on us. Yesterday I watched a beautiful movie entitled Tolkien. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It's about |
| 1:17.1 | the author, J.R. token, who wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. I'm sure you've heard of those movies. |
| 1:23.8 | Well, it's about his early life before he wrote his novel |
| 1:26.9 | and how it unfolded. |
| 1:28.9 | It starts in his youth and ends |
| 1:31.6 | when he gets married and has children before he starts writing his novels. |
| 1:36.0 | Well, as you watch the movie, you learn how his mother dies, but this is after they had to move from the countryside to the inner city where |
| 1:45.7 | is much harsher. |
| 1:47.4 | His mother, who has a beautiful spirit, just flows with things. |
| 1:51.5 | But when she dies, of course, it is dramatic for Tochen and his brother. |
| 1:56.6 | When you think about control, there's very little, if any here. |
| 2:00.6 | He couldn't control his mother's death, though later he feels guilty for not being able to help |
| 2:05.7 | her. |
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