What makes us happy – Podcast #486
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Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Todd and Cathy discuss the lessons from the longest study about happiness from the Harvard Study on Adult Development. They discuss Steven Pinker’s data about the world getting better, and what Bill Gates and Warren Buffet both recommend for a happy life.
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do to do. |
| 0:05.0 | Here we go. |
| 0:05.9 | My name's Todd Adams. |
| 0:07.3 | This is Kathy Adams. |
| 0:08.2 | Welcome back to yet another episode of Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:11.7 | This is podcast number 486, which are all even numbers, which I'm sure you're happy to hear about. |
| 0:17.1 | Right, sweetheart? |
| 0:18.3 | Yes. |
| 0:18.9 | 486. |
| 0:20.5 | Yes. Good6. Yes. |
| 0:21.1 | Good numbers. |
| 0:21.9 | Yes. |
| 0:22.8 | Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio? |
| 0:24.3 | Because you'll feel outstanding and who does it want to feel outstanding. |
| 0:26.7 | And I always remember our motto, which is the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's |
| 0:31.8 | self-understanding. |
| 0:33.8 | On today's show, I'm looking at Kathy because |
| 0:38.9 | first of all I listen I really listened to the podcast last week |
| 0:42.9 | I think I said sweetie about 42 times |
| 0:45.6 | I'm starting to annoy myself |
| 0:47.2 | so I'm going to go back to Kathy actually I'm not okay |
| 0:50.7 | but for now I am okay |
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