Rich Roll | THE HAPPINESS EXPERT: Stop Chasing Happiness. DO THIS Instead | Sonja Lyubomirsky X Rich Roll @richroll | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at UC Riverside and a pioneering happiness researcher. We discuss evidence-based strategies for lasting happiness, debunk common myths, explore the impact of social connection, and delve into emerging research on psychedelics and well-being. READ MORE👉🏾: bit.ly/richroll860
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:58 Near plane crash
00:04:28 Messages from the Dalai Lama
00:13:09 Defining happiness
00:15:41 Pioneering happiness research
00:18:40 The first experiment
00:19:48 Insights from the first experiment
00:21:55 Reception of early research
00:24:30 Mainstream awareness and media interest
00:28:55 Motivation and happiness pursuit
00:31:54 Personal preferences and happiness pursuit
00:34:18 AD BREAK 1
00:34:33 Connection and happiness interventions
00:36:06 Extroversion and introversion study
00:39:17 Social Connection and Happiness
00:45:31 Genetic Component of Happiness
00:48:15 Struggle and Happiness
00:50:47 Transcendence and Happiness
00:53:09 Misconceptions and Happiness
00:59:26 The Strivers Dilemma
01:05:03 Ad Break 2
01:07:55 Aging and Happiness
01:13:17 Enhancing Happiness
01:16:17 Forgiveness and Happiness
01:18:35 Surprising Findings on Happiness
01:20:44 The lockdown pandemic experience
01:22:30 Changes in perspectives on happiness
01:33:34 Challenges with happiness
01:38:00 Ultimate study design
01:39:38 Psychedelics and happiness
01:42:47 Cautious optimism
01:44:11 Benefits and risks of mainstreaming
01:47:18 Key takeaways for happiness

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