Laurie's Personal Tips

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Many people seek Laurie's advice on how to be happier despite this awful pandemic. Prof Katy Milkman invited Laurie to appear on the Choiceology podcast to talk about the things she is doing personally to optimise her happiness amid the fear and stress. We thought we'd share Katy's interview with you so you can hear Laurie on the other side of the microphone for a change.

(Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. Dr Laurie Santos and The Happiness Lab are not affiliated with Schwab and the views expressed may not necessarily reflect those of The Charles Schwab Corporation or its affiliates.)

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0:00.0	Pushkin
0:07.0	Hey Happiness Lab listeners, I hope you're doing the best you can to stay physically and
0:17.9	mentally healthy during the time of COVID-19.
0:21.2	For today's episode, I wanted to switch it up a bit, and so I partnered with one of my
0:25.1	favorite behavioral scientists, Dr. Katie Milkman from Warton Business School.
0:30.0	You may remember Katie from one of our New Year's episodes where we focused on the fresh start
0:34.1	effect.
0:35.1	But Katie also hosts a fantastic podcast called Choiceology, which is all about the ways
0:40.3	our minds lead us astray during decision making.
0:43.6	Katie wanted me to be a guest on Choiceology so that we could chat about strategies for
0:47.7	protecting our collective well-being during this challenging time.
0:51.3	This was a bit of a change for me, since as you know, I'm usually the one asking the questions.
0:55.8	And so I decided to share that episode with you.
0:58.6	I hope you enjoy it.
1:06.8	Laurie, thank you so much for joining me.
1:08.2	I really appreciate it.
1:10.0	Thanks so much.
1:11.0	I mean, this is important stuff to be talking about today.
1:12.9	I actually wanted to start by asking if you could tell me a little bit about what originally
1:17.4	inspired you to create a course on the science of happiness.
1:20.3	I know it was a somewhat unusual career move for an expert on canines and primates.
1:24.4	Yeah, it was a little strange.
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