Pushkin

It will come as no surprise to you that I totally welcome the increased attention we're

paying to the subject of happiness and mental health these days.

But happiness and the desire to be happier aren't just modern preoccupations.

And that means that centuries of smart people before us have grappled with this challenge.

And a lot of the conclusions they reached are worthy of exploring in more detail.

If you're a fan of the Happiness Lab, you know that we've already talked about what

the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Buddhists can teach us about improving our daily lives.

But there's still so much more to learn from the past.

And so, in this new mini-season of the Happiness Lab, we'll see what age-old philosophies

and religions got right.

We'll learn more about the old school tips that are borne out by the science.

So welcome once again to Happiness Lessons of the Agents, with me, Dr. Laurie Santos.

Now, I'm guessing that at least some of you are pretty familiar with the Torah, those

first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

Some of you may have even read parts of this text as a child.

I think plagues of frogs, burning bushes, and 600-year-old men building arcs to save

the creatures of the earth.

But it's important not to let these extraordinary adventure stories overshadowed human lessons

contained within text.

To be honest, I didn't even know what I was missing until I picked up a book by Sarah

Herwoods called, Hear All Along, Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and A Deeper Connection to

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