Dr. Laurie Santos

But I think also we as individuals can promote different kinds of things that would be more likely to make us feel happier.

But I think also we as individuals can promote different kinds of things that would be more likely to make us feel happier.

Often the things that we don't think really matter.

Often the things that we don't think really matter.

I think our minds are not built for happiness.

I think our minds are not built for happiness.

ancestor that was super happy and content all the time, but didn't notice the tiger lurking to get you.

ancestor that was super happy and content all the time, but didn't notice the tiger lurking to get you.

That's not really going to help for happiness, right?

That's not really going to help for happiness, right?

And so I think that's one thing to remember.

And so I think that's one thing to remember.

We're not built evolutionarily to be happy.

We're not built evolutionarily to be happy.

We're built evolutionarily to be like gravy, anxious, threat-focused individuals, right?

We're built evolutionarily to be like gravy, anxious, threat-focused individuals, right?

But in terms of some of the specifics, I think there's some ways our minds are wired to mess us up.

But in terms of some of the specifics, I think there's some ways our minds are wired to mess us up.

The big one is that we're built to get used to stuff over time, right?

The big one is that we're built to get used to stuff over time, right?