The Science Of Happiness: Dr. Laurie Santos Shares Evidence-Based Tools For Genuine Joy, Why We Chase The Wrong Things & What Actually Creates Well-Being

We as a species have always been obsessed with happiness. The cultural apparatus that we surround ourselves with is telling us all the wrong things to do, right? Go for money, go for status, just buy something, change your circumstances, you'll feel happier. And what we know is like those are wrong. We go after those things at the expense of social connection, time for rest.

We kind of forego those great things in the service of stuff that's not going to make us feel good. I think of these strategies as almost like preventative mental health. So you can have your little a la carte snack. list of different strategies you use to feel happier and if you can manage to turn them into habits to put them into effect you'll wind up reaping the benefits. Hey everybody welcome to the podcast today's version of which is focused entirely on happiness.

My guest for this very broad and somewhat elusive subject matter is Dr. Lori Santos, who is a professor of psychology and the head of Silliman College at Yale University, where she teaches Psychology and the Good Life, which is one of, if not the most popular courses at Yale. And we're gonna get right into it in a sec, but first. So, what is happiness exactly?

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