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How To Build a Happy Life: When Virtues Become Vices

How To Build a Happy Life: When Virtues Become Vices

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When addictive behaviors override our desires, it may be a sign to investigate the gap between what we crave and what’s really good for us.

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When the behaviors we thought would make us happy don’t, we’re
forced to bridge the gap between where we are and where we want to
be. But our happiness goals are often stifled by the disease of
addiction—and its complex neurochemical influence on our
desires. A conversation with psychiatrist Anna Lembke helps
us understand the gap between the cravings that drive us and the
happiness we seek. This episode was produced by Rebecca
Rashid and is hosted by Arthur Brooks. Editing by A.C. Valdez and
Claudine Ebeid. Fact-check by Ena Alvarado. Engineering by Matthew
Simonson. Be a part of How to Build a Happy Life. Write to us
at howtopodcast@theatlantic.com. To support this podcast, and get
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subscriber. Music by the Flix (“Saturdays”), Mindme
(“Anxiety”), Dylan Stills (“Queens”), and Yomoti (“Nebula”). Click
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