The Purpose of Emotions and Why We're Not Wired for Happiness with Anders Hansen
The One You Feed
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4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Anders Hansen explains the purpose of emotions and how we’re not wired for happiness. Anders discusses the evolutionary nature of our minds and how our ancestor’s survival instincts have shaped our modern-day experiences of anxiety and happiness.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand how human emotions have evolved to serve a purpose in our lives
- Discover the powerful impact of exercise on your mental well-being
- Learn effective strategies to overcome feelings of loneliness and connect with others
- Explore the role of inflammation in depression and its potential influence on mental health
- Recognize the importance of nurturing relationships for your overall happiness and well-being
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| 0:00.0 | Are you feeling stressed about the holidays? The pressure to make everything perfect, the tricky |
| 0:05.4 | family gatherings, trying to keep everybody happy? And for some of you, it's the opposite. |
| 0:10.9 | It's the feeling of being alone. Either way, it's a lot. So if you're feeling overwhelmed, |
| 0:16.0 | know that many others feel the same way. But this year can be different. Join me in the one you feed |
| 0:22.1 | community for a free online event on December 10th at 12 p.m. Eastern. You'll learn a simple wise |
| 0:28.8 | habit that can help you let go of holiday stress and find more peace, steadiness, and real connection. |
| 0:35.9 | Picture yourself getting through this season feeling grounded, present, and clear, without |
| 0:41.2 | all the pressure to be perfect. |
| 0:43.4 | Give yourself this free gift of support, learning, and genuine connection with others who |
| 0:49.1 | get it. |
| 0:49.7 | Sign up now at one you feed.net slash holiday. |
| 0:53.0 | If you're unable to attend live, we'll be sending the video |
| 0:56.0 | to people who have registered. So go to one you feed.net slash holiday and change the way you |
| 1:02.4 | experience the holidays. The ones of our ancestors who saw danger everywhere, who prepare for the |
| 1:08.8 | worst, planned for a catastrophe around every corner. |
| 1:13.1 | They probably had better chances of survival than the ones who thought, that's probably |
| 1:18.4 | fine. |
| 1:18.8 | I don't have to worry about anything. |
| 1:20.1 | So that means that we are the descendants of the anxious ones. |
| 1:36.3 | Welcome. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, |
| 1:42.4 | ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen |
| 1:46.3 | or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have |
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