#476 The Discipline of Happiness (Why Joy Isn’t Accidental)
Happiness Podcast
Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D.
4.4 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
The Discipline of Happiness (Why Joy Isn’t Accidental)
We often imagine happiness as a fleeting emotion, a stroke of luck that comes and goes. But what if true, sustained joy is something we cultivate, not something we stumble upon? "The Discipline of Happiness: Why Joy Isn't Accidental" explores the idea that happiness, like any skill, requires practice. It delves into the habits, mindsets, and intentional choices that foster an inner state of well-being. This isn't about chasing temporary highs or ignoring life's challenges. It's about developing a resilience of spirit that allows joy to flourish even amidst difficulty.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. When it comes to being happy, do you ever wonder if it's just luck? I mean after all, some people's lives are just a lot easier. |
| 0:20.0 | They're raised in a really calm environment where their parents stay together. |
| 0:25.0 | They're able to go on to perhaps university. |
| 0:27.6 | Good a good job. |
| 0:29.0 | And it seems like life goes pretty well for them. |
| 0:31.6 | And then others people have hard lives. Their parents perhaps |
| 0:36.1 | weren't there or they fought a lot or maybe one of their parents were abusive and they |
| 0:40.7 | went through some real trials and difficult times throughout their life |
| 0:44.4 | and being happy is just something that's elusive for them. |
| 0:48.0 | As you can probably guess I've spent my life trying to find out what leads to happiness. |
| 0:54.2 | So what I've done throughout my life is talk to people and then find people who lives seem |
| 0:59.6 | to be going quite well. |
| 1:01.5 | They're happy regardless of their situation that they're in, meaning |
| 1:05.6 | they're not necessarily wealthy, they're not necessarily beautiful, they're not |
| 1:09.8 | necessarily successful, but yet they seem to be overall doing well in life, again, regardless |
| 1:16.5 | of what's going on. |
| 1:18.1 | And when I asked them, how do you feel you got there? |
| 1:21.2 | What was a changing moment in your life that got you to where you're at, |
| 1:24.8 | where your life seems to be going quite well? And I always get the same response. It was through |
| 1:30.7 | challenges that they had to go through like you and I do, and they learned from them, they grew from them, and they made their lives better. |
| 1:38.0 | They weren't born happy. They created a happy life. |
| 1:42.0 | And a phrase that I like to apply to these people is that they have developed a discipline towards being happy |
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