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A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)
Episode 939

A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)

Can you be too happy? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about our emotional control systems, which seem to work at bringing both sadness and happiness back to a steady baseline. Too much happiness is--perhaps surprisingly--not necessarily a good thing. They also explore whether our general level of happiness is really related to events in our lives or connected to something much larger than ourselves.

EconTalk · EconTalk: Russ Roberts

April 1, 20241h 3m

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Show Notes

Can you be too happy? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about our emotional control systems, which seem to work at bringing both sadness and happiness back to a steady baseline. Too much happiness is--perhaps surprisingly--not necessarily a good thing. They also explore whether our general level of happiness is really related to events in our lives or connected to something much larger than ourselves.

Topics

economicshappinesseconlibadam mastroianniemotionsbehavioralbrain