Dr. Laurie Santos

I think Norway is the current leader.

I think Norway is the current leader.

It's usually Norway or Denmark or something.

It's usually Norway or Denmark or something.

And that raises the question of what are they doing differently?

And that raises the question of what are they doing differently?

And I think there's two things.

And I think there's two things.

One is they have different structural features of their culture that make things easier.

One is they have different structural features of their culture that make things easier.

They have universal health care and the kinds of things that like are a safety net that allow people to do what they want to do.

They have universal health care and the kinds of things that like are a safety net that allow people to do what they want to do.

But they also have these cultural things that matter.

But they also have these cultural things that matter.

There's a real cultural value on free time.

There's a real cultural value on free time.

One of the things I think we'll talk about that seems to matter a lot for happiness.

One of the things I think we'll talk about that seems to matter a lot for happiness.

We get so obsessed with being wealthy in terms of money, but we forget the importance of being wealthy in terms of time.

We get so obsessed with being wealthy in terms of money, but we forget the importance of being wealthy in terms of time.