Happiness Expert: “This happiness study is the longest in scientific history.” | Dan Harris



Is happiness a learnable skill? “10% Happier” author Dan Harris is here to share techniques for managing stress and finding contentment in a hectic world.

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Topics:
00:00 – Dan’s life as a journalist
13:06 – Unprecedented levels of anxiety, loneliness, addiction, depression
20:20 – The most important variable for happiness
28:04 – How workplace toxicity is changing
42:44 – Learning empathy from the Taliban
1:02:41 – Purposelessness and over medicating mental illness
1:06:42 – Addiction epidemic
1:16:17 – The little voice in your head is not your true self
1:21:02 – The problem with psychedelics as medicine
1:24:21 – Beating addiction
1:33:23 – Do this to worry less
1:37:51 – Happiness is learnable

If you liked this episode, I think you’ll love this interview with the internet’s favorite therapist, Dr. K: https://youtu.be/I-ZSEcRZSsE

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5 thoughts on “Happiness Expert: “This happiness study is the longest in scientific history.” | Dan Harris”

  1. "This would not fly in corporate America now." Hmm… I think a lot of companies still function in this back-stabbing way just from things I hear, and it certainly was like that 20 years ago, half your day dealing with BS politics.

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  2. Great episode, Jordan.
    It’s always interesting hearing stories from great storytellers who have lived interesting lives.
    You do a really good job guiding the conversations.

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