Happier Holidays: How to Give and Receive the Perfect Gift
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries
4.7 • 14.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Exchanging holiday gifts is supposed to be joyful... but for many of us it is a source of stress, anxiety and hurt feelings. To transform the way you think about the act of giving and receiving presents, Dr Laurie Santos has gathered together the top experts in the field of happiness to share their tips, tricks and science-backed strategies. They even tackle the thorny issue of giving money in lieu of a present - with some surprising conclusions.
Joining Laurie for a festive Zoom party are Jamil Zaki from Stanford University, Liz Dunn from the University of British Columbia and Nick Epley from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin |
| 0:12.4 | The 2020 holiday season is going to be pretty strange for most of us. |
| 0:17.4 | Because of COVID-19, many families will be missing out on the fun times and companionship |
| 0:22.1 | we usually associate with the most wonderful time of the year. |
| 0:26.5 | But if you're a regular listener to the podcast, you know that we don't have to let bad circumstances |
| 0:31.3 | affect our well-being. |
| 0:34.1 | The science shows that there are lots of things we can do to adapt to the changes 2020 |
| 0:38.1 | has thrown our way. |
| 0:39.6 | With the right strategies, you can make this holiday season the best one yet, really. |
| 0:44.8 | But to get it right, we need to learn the latest scientific insights. |
| 0:51.5 | And that's why I decided to invite some of the people I admire most in happiness science |
| 0:56.0 | to chat with you for two special holiday episodes. |
| 0:59.1 | And to make it a bit more festive, we decided to throw our little Zoom holiday party. |
| 1:03.6 | Hello, happy holidays! |
| 1:05.9 | Happy holidays! |
| 1:06.9 | And here was the guest list. |
| 1:08.6 | Dr. Jamil Zaki from Stanford University. |
| 1:11.1 | Jamil, are you there? |
| 1:12.1 | Yes, I can hear you now. |
| 1:13.1 | Dr. Liz Dunn from the University of British Columbia. |
| 1:15.6 | Yes, sir. |
| 1:16.6 | We try yelling at you guys. |
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