Ruth Whippman || America the Anxious

The Psychology Podcast

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🗓️ 6 December 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The process of being happy has become painfully comically neurotic" - Ruth Whippman This week I am delighted to welcome Ruth Whippman to The Psychology Podcast. Ruth is the author of America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks. The book has been covered by New York Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Washington Post, and VICE, among others. Today we bring to you spirited discussion topics such as: The cultural differences between America and Britain regarding attitudes about happiness (Ruth moved from London to California 6 years ago with her husband and 2 young sons). Dosage effects of positive interventions—Is it useful to try to feel good all the time? The standards to which we hold motivational speakers, popular science writers, and scientists themselves—Is it okay for standards to differ? The rampant promotion of "pseudo-growth" among corporate flourishing initiatives. The parenting "happiness rat race". Enjoy, and if you have thoughts on the episode be sure to leave a comment below! Links: You can find Ruth's book America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/America-Anxious-Pursuit-Happiness-Creating/dp/1250071526 [Book] Follow Ruth on Twitter @ruthwhippman http://twitter.com/ruthwhippman Bob Emmons on the Power of Gratitude: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/the_power_of_gratitude [Video] http://scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Emmons-paper-for-Gratitude-Complaint-consultation-September-2017.pdf [Paper] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:02.0	welcome to the psychology podcast where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:06.0	Each episode will feature a guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater
0:10.6	understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:13.8	Hopefully will also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:17.4	If you like what you hear today, please add a rating and review in iTunes.
0:21.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the show. Ruth is an author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker from London who's currently living in the USA with hilarious consequences.
0:52.0	Her essays, cultural criticism, and
0:54.8	political journalism have appeared in the New York Times The Guardian,
0:57.8	glamour magazine, and other places and she's a regular contributor to time.
1:01.8	com. Whitman is author of America the Anxious.
1:05.0	How Our Pursuit of Happiness is creating a nation of nervous Rex.
1:10.0	And just to be clear, that's the American title of the book,
1:12.0	not the British title of the book not the British title
1:13.2	of the book which is a different title. Thanks for so much for being on the show
1:16.0	today Ruth. Thanks for having me. Yeah it was enjoyable reading your book and
1:21.2	even when I had disagreements I had disagreements and yet still laughed so I
1:26.2	don't know what that's what that means.
1:28.5	That's a good stuff.
1:29.7	Maybe I should be outraged but instead I was like, oh that's funny even though you completely made fun of my whole field I was like that's funny.
1:37.0	Well that's very noble of you.
1:40.0	You're a better person than I am.
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