#196 — The Science of Happiness

Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study
of happiness. They discuss people’s expectations about happiness,
the experiencing self vs the remembered self, framing effects,
the importance of social connections, the effect of focusing on
the happiness of others, introversion and extroversion, the
influence of technology on social life, our relationship to time,
the connection between happiness and ethics, hedonic adaptation,
the power of mindfulness, resilience, the often illusory
significance of reaching goals, and other topics.


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