330. The psychology of happiness
The Psychology of your 20s
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Happiness often feels like a simple goal - something we’re told to chase or “find” if we’re lucky. But it’s not just about good moods or quick wins. True happiness is more subtle, shaped by how we show up in life, the people we surround ourselves with, and the meaning we create along the way. In this episode, we dive into what happiness really means in your twenties and beyond - why it can be so hard to hold onto, and how it’s tied to more than just feeling good.
We’ll explore:
- Why happiness isn’t a permanent state, but a shifting experience
- How everyday habits and relationships quietly influence our sense of happiness
- The PERMA model of happiness
- Why chasing pleasure doesn’t always lead to fulfilment
- Busting the 3 biggest myths about happiness
- Simple, real ways to build happiness for now, and for the future
If you’re tired of chasing constant happiness and want to explore a more genuine, meaningful way to experience joy – this one is for you.
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| 0:33.6 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the psychology of your 20s, the podcast where we talk through some of the big life changes and transitions of our 20s and what they mean for our psychology. |
| 0:56.9 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:58.4 | Welcome back to the show. |
| 1:00.2 | Welcome back to the podcast, new listeners, old listeners, wherever you are in the world. |
| 1:06.4 | It is so great to have you here back for another episode as we of course break down the psychology |
| 1:12.8 | of our 20s. Today, my friends, let's talk about happiness. We're going to talk about what it |
| 1:20.6 | means to be happy. Seemingly very, very simple, right? Such a simple word, probably the first |
| 1:27.4 | emotion that you think of when you think of emotions. |
| 1:31.2 | And yet, if you are a human, you will understand that it is incredibly elusive at times and actually |
| 1:38.2 | a lot more complex than we have been taught to think of it as. Humans have been talking about happiness |
| 1:45.1 | for as long as humans could basically talk from, I don't know, ancient philosophers like |
| 1:50.5 | Aristotle who believed happiness was like the highest human good to modern day neuroscientists |
| 1:57.2 | who are obsessively studying the brain's reward system. Humanity has been on what feels |
| 2:03.4 | like a relentless quest to uncover the secrets of a happy life since humanity was, I don't know, |
| 2:10.5 | invented, existed since its origins. But I personally think finding happiness these days, |
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