Dr. Laurie Santos: How to Break Free from the Mental Traps Stealing Your Happiness | Mental Health | E372

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Dr. Laurie Santos 2:39
The world is like anxiety provoking and frustrating right now, especially for young people thinking about moving into the working world.
Hala Taha 2:47
Dr. Lori Santos, Yale professor and host of the Happiness Lab podcast, whose groundbreaking course on the psychology of wellbeing has transformed millions of lives.
Dr. Laurie Santos 2:57
We often think that happiness is like a destination, like get the promotion and then I'll be happily ever after. But of course, happiness is much more like a journey. It's much more changing over time. Soon as you get that good thing that you like, you might just get used to it. Studies show that, in fact, you wind up happier if you can focus on the journey rather than the goal at the end. Now, does that mean that we need to be like not goal-oriented at all? No, of course not, right? We always have to have goals.
Hala Taha 3:20
The key is... There's a big epidemic in terms of unhappiness with men. What is your perspective on some of the things that they specifically need to look out for?
Dr. Laurie Santos 3:31
I think a lot of the solutions that are presented to young men are very individual solutions, like treat yourself, do yourself, you, you, you. And I'm like, oh my gosh, there's such an obvious way to feel better here. And it's about...
Hala Taha 3:57
What's up, Yap gang? We live in a world that tells us happiness comes from chasing more.

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