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In our last episode, we learned about the ideas of the great Greek thinker Socrates.

My friend and Yale colleague, Tamara Gendler, gave us a glimpse into the so-called

Socratic method, which calls on all of us to question every belief we hold

and every assumption we make.

But we also heard that the story of Socrates didn't have the happiest eventings.

His habit of getting us to regularly challenge everything we know was a bit too radical

for many of his fellow ancient Greeks.

And so he was sentenced to death for the alleged crime of corrupting the youth.

But Socrates' ideas didn't die with him.

Many other famous Greek thinkers picked up where their teacher Socrates left off.

And their work also has much to teach us about how to live a flourishing life.

We looked at some of this wisdom in a previous season of happiness lessons of the ancients,

again with the help of my amazing friend Tamara Gendler.

So in case you missed it last time, I wanted to share those past episodes once again

in a special double header today.

You'll hear some important insights on how we can realign the parts of our minds

from Socrates' student, Plato.

And you'll learn about Aristotle, a real OG happiness expert who has some helpful tips

on how we can feel happier with the right habits.

I hope you enjoyed these special back-to-back episodes.

We humans were already pretty complicated creatures,

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