How to Be Happy and the Science of Cognitive Time Travel
Plain English with Derek Thompson
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Show Notes
Laurie Santos is a superstar in the crowded field of happiness research. She is a cognitive scientist at Yale University whose course on the psychology of happiness was the most popular class in the school's history. She is the host of the immensely popular ‘Happiness Lab’ podcast. Today, she and Derek talk about her favorite lessons from modern happiness research, lessons on striving and anxiety from existential philosophy, our relationship to time, the science of cognitive time travel, temporal mind tricks to reduce anxiety like "psychological distancing," and more.
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Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Dr. Laurie Santos
Producer: Devon Baroldi
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