“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

How do you train your mind to be happier? That was the question posed to Dr Laurie by Dr Tal Ben-Shahar at a live webinar for his Happiness Studies Academy.

Tal is a leading expert in positive psychology and co-founded the academy to share his knowledge online with students from around the world. Dr Laurie is just one of the scientists he invited to give lessons and take questions from the audience.

If you want to learn more about the Happiness Studies Academy, or are interested in taking one of the certificate, masters or PhD courses - visit Happiness Studies Academy.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:10.0	Pushkin.
0:16.0	Hey, Happiness Lab listeners.
0:22.5	Over the summer, we've been sharing episodes from other shows where instead of being the host, I'm the one getting interviewed.
0:28.9	So far, you've heard me on the Daily Stoic and the Rich Roll podcast.
0:32.8	But this time, I'll be tackling the subject of whether you can train your brain to be happier.
0:37.7	The conversation you're about to hear is from a live webinar that I did with the happiness
0:41.6	expert, Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, founder of the Happiness Studies Academy.
0:46.2	The Happiness Studies Academy is an online school that teaches the fundamentals of positive
0:50.5	psychology. Tall is a leading figure in the field, so it was super fun to get a chance to talk to him.
0:56.5	If you enjoy the conversation,
0:58.0	you should check out happiness studies.academy.
1:01.0	But for now, enjoy my webinar.
1:03.0	Can you train your brain to be happier?
1:07.1	Hello, everyone, and welcome.
1:10.5	It's great to be here.
1:11.6	My name is Tal Ben Shahar.
1:13.6	I'm the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy,
1:17.6	where we focus on helping people become happier,
1:23.6	as well as spread happiness, two sides of the same coin.
1:32.5	Today we have a very, very special guest,
1:39.8	whom I've known since my days in graduate school.
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