BONUS: A New Hope
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries
4.7 • 14.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Research shows we all look for moments to make a fresh start - new years, new seasons, new decades. Our optimism about making big, positive changes is strong, but it fades quickly. As we enter 2020, Dr Laurie Santos asks Wharton's Katy Milkman about the science behind the "fresh start' effect and examines ways we can maintain our new habits beyond January.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:20.3 | The big reason I make this podcast is to let you in on all the scientific research that |
| 0:24.2 | can help you lead a happier life. |
| 0:26.2 | We're currently working super hard on the next full season of the show, which will have |
| 0:29.6 | the same mix of experts, empirical data, and real-life stories that you've come to expect. |
| 0:35.1 | Season 2 will be out this spring, but I wanted to mark the passing of 2019 and the beginning |
| 0:39.8 | of a whole new decade with at least a few tips for how to make the most of the new year |
| 0:44.3 | and beyond. |
| 0:45.3 | Now, you're going to hear the phrase New Year, New U, a lot this January, and you probably |
| 0:50.3 | think it's a marketing gimmick. |
| 0:52.1 | One that's there to guilt you into signing up for some new gym or enrolling in a class |
| 0:55.8 | you know you'll stop attending before we even reach February. |
| 0:59.6 | But the science says, this doesn't have to be the case. |
| 1:03.0 | So over these next four special shows, I'm going to do something a little different. |
| 1:07.4 | I'm going to talk to four different experts and have them talk us through some practical |
| 1:11.2 | tips that will allow us to harness the power of the new year in order to make positive |
| 1:15.6 | changes in our lives. |
| 1:17.8 | So if you're ready to feel better, then join me, Dr. Laurie Santos, for the Happiness Lab, |
| 1:23.1 | 2020. |
| 1:29.0 | So what are my New Year's resolutions for 2020? |
| 1:31.7 | Well, I'm certainly going to try to improve some of the habits we covered in the first |
| 1:35.1 | season of this podcast. |
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