Listen to This: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Here’s a special preview of the new season of The Happiness Lab, a podcast from Pushkin Industries. You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. She’ll take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.

Hear more from The Happiness Lab at:

podcasts.pushkin.fm/thls5?sid=questions

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, I'm changing things up a bit today and sharing with you a preview from
0:07.5	another podcast that I enjoy and think you will too.
0:12.2	It's called the Happiness Lab.
0:14.3	Now, our minds lie to us all the time about what will make us happy.
0:18.4	We might think the key to happiness is more money or a better job, but on the Happiness
0:22.8	Lab, Yale professor, Dr. Laura Santos shares the evidence-based strategies proven to
0:29.8	help us live more joyful lives.
0:33.4	On every episode, Laura is joined by incredible guests, like the grateful, dead drummer Mickey
0:38.3	Hart, Star Trek's Will Wheaton, the viral Instagram illustrator's Liz and Molly, who, by
0:45.6	the way, share a book editor with me.
0:47.1	I know them.
0:48.1	They're great.
0:49.1	She also brings on other experts like Adam Grant and Brunei Brown to explore the science
0:52.5	of the mind.
0:53.5	Together, they discovered the best way to flex your friendship muscles, unravel the mystery
0:57.9	of why fear and pain can feel good and examine the you only live once philosophy and why
1:04.7	it doesn't work quite like you think.
1:07.6	So as with deep questions, the Happiness Lab shares scientific advice on practical issues
1:13.0	most of us deal with.
1:15.2	It's also a podcast that is done by a professor.
1:19.8	There are only so many of us full-time professors doing serious podcasting right now, so we'd
1:23.6	like to help each other out when we can and Laura's show is fantastic.
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