Sonja Lyubomirsky

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1,409 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 25 Jun

Sonja Lyubomirsky’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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You learn new things with them.

You see new friends.

I mean, people are endlessly fascinating and dynamic, right?

So they're not constant.

And then surprise.

Open yourself up to surprises, right?

So if you go to a lot of, I don't know, social events, there's going to be things that are surprising, right?

If you take risks, there'll be things that are surprising.

I should say surprise in a positive, not a negative way.

And then finally, gratitude is the antidote to hedonic adaptation, right?

Because when you think about it, when you adapt to something, you start taking things for granted.

And when you're grateful, it's like you don't take it for granted anymore, right?

So like if I'm grateful for my health, I'm not taking my health for granted.

So truly expressing gratitude, but it's not easy, right?

I mean, how often can you sort of express gratitude for your car or even for your spouse?

Exactly, exactly.

You know, something we don't adapt to is a view.

A view, like a beautiful view from your home.

That's interesting.

Isn't that interesting?

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