#511 The Illusion of Control: The Unexpected Path to Happiness
Happiness Podcast
Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D.
4.4 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The Illusion of Control: The Unexpected Path to Happiness
Ever feel like you're driving through life with a white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel, convinced you're in total control? Well, buckle up, because on this podcast, we're taking a ride on the Autopia - that classic Disneyland attraction where you think you're calling the shots, but the track guides you all along. Join me as we explore "The Illusion of Control: The Unexpected Path to Happiness," and discover how letting go might just be the key to finding true joy in the journey.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. This may surprise you, but there's a ride at Disneyland that I think can teach us a lot about being happy. It's called Autopia. If you've never been to Disneyland, if you don't remember this ride, |
| 0:22.2 | let me explain it too. It's a car that you get into, or your children get into, it's |
| 0:26.8 | more made for younger children, and they love it, but adults do too. But when you get in that car, |
| 0:32.5 | you're in control. You can press the gas pedal and it will go fast. You can put on the brakes and it will stop. |
| 0:39.3 | You can turn it a little bit to the left and you can turn it a little bit to the right. |
| 0:43.3 | But only so far because whichever way you want to go, you're going to go straight forward |
| 0:47.9 | on that track. |
| 0:48.9 | You can't back up and you can only go where the track is because the car is actually riding on a track. |
| 0:55.0 | You can turn a little bit to the left and a little bit to the right, but you're only going to go |
| 0:59.3 | the way it wants you to go. And if you go the way that it wants you to go, it's a lot smoother |
| 1:03.4 | right because if you go off track, you bump into that metal bar and it keeps you going on the track |
| 1:08.9 | that you're on. And even though the kids or you are not in control of that car, |
| 1:14.5 | pretty much everyone that rides that car has a really good time and enjoys it because it's fun. |
| 1:20.1 | And kids are even willing to wait in a long line so they can ride that car, |
| 1:24.1 | even though they quickly realize that they're not in control. |
| 1:29.0 | Now you may be wondering, |
| 1:34.8 | Dr. Puff, what does this have to do with happiness? I believe our lives are much like the ride autopia at Disneyland, meaning that we often believe we're in the driver's seat |
| 1:41.1 | when external factors, societal pressures, etc., influence our path greatly. |
| 1:48.4 | But here's the shocking part, or perhaps the good part. |
| 1:53.0 | Imagine that we saw life like Oedipia. |
| 1:57.2 | Yes, there are some choices we can choose to get on the ride. |
| 2:00.2 | We can choose to turn a little bit left or right. |
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