The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprisin...
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Episodes (276)
“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)
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"Human Minds Are Stupid!" (with Rich Roll)
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The Joy of Not Being Dead (with Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic)
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Anyone Can Play, Anyone Can Win (Cornholing with Michelle Hastie Thompson)
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The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman)
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"Birds Are Like My Afternoon Martini" (Birding with Lili Taylor)
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How Good Manners Made Me Happier (with Etiquette Expert William Hanson)
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How Dogs Changed my Life (with The Dogist)
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The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins (From A Slight Change of Plans)
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How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)
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How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)
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How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)
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Is a "Viking" Childhood a Happier Childhood (with Helen Russell)?
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How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach)
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Reducing the Stress of Parenting with Dr Vivek Murthy
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How to Build Resilience (with Ben Walter from The Unshakeables)
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Can You Become a "Practical" Optimist?
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How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)
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How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green)
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How to Stay Hopeful (Live from SXSW with Michelle Obama)
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Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)
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Friendships: Handling Change, Conflict and Finding New Friends
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Twelve Sayings That Could Change Your Life
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Have You Got Trust Issues?
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Why Eating Alone is so Bad for You (An International Day of Happiness Special).
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Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)
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Harnessing People Around us to Feel Happier (Live with Ethan Kross)
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How to Find Your Purpose
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Be a Better Leader: How to Inspire the People Around You
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How to Lead the Richest Life Possible
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Dr Laurie Talks Romance, Parents and Stalking on 'Love Factually'
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How to Learn from a Rom Com Movie
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Date Like a Scientist
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Stop Stressing About Stress
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Hack Your Emotions
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Get Over Yourself
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Feel Like You're Enough
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How To Embrace Imperfection
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Finding Holiday Happiness (Dr Laurie on the How God Works podcast)
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Why Giving is a Great Daily Habit
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Get Happier, Help Others: Some Good Ideas About Giving
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Top 5: How to Act Like an Extrovert
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Top 5: Throw Yourself into Fandom
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Top 5: Love the Past, But Don't Live There
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Top 5: Finding Joy in Any Job
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Happy Birthday, Happiness Lab: Dr Laurie's Top 5 Shows
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You can be happier at work — here's how from Fixable
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How to Thrive at Work
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How to Fail at Work
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Advice from The Titans of Happiness on World Mental Health Day
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