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happiness
Forget regret! How to have a happy life – according to the world’s leading expert
The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science
Scientific Pollyannaism: From Inquisition to Positive Psychology
A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being
Scientists discover what could be stopping you from happiness
The Importance of Suffering: The Value and Meaning of Emotional Discontent
“James Davies argues that we have created a culture that assumes happiness to be the normal, healthy human condition. Deviations from the blissful path — sadness, anxiety, disappointment — are thus treated as illnesses in search of a cure”.David Von…
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Laurie Santos – Cognitive Scientist, Professor of Psychology at Yale University
In this 23 minute interview, Stephen Sackur – host of the BBC’s HARDtalk – speaks to American psychologist Professor Laurie Santos, whose work on the science of happiness has won her an audience of millions far beyond the lecture theatre….
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There’s More To Life Than Happiness
“I think it’s not just that you pursue a project beyond yourself because it will make you happy, but that you pursue a project beyond yourself because it makes suffering worthwhile. It’s not that you do these things because the…
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Science of happiness course improves students’ mental health, study finds
“Almost 1,000 students at the University of Bristol have taken the 12-week course.” Claire Hayhurst reports for the Evening Standard: “A university course teaching students lessons in happiness improves their mental wellbeing, research has found. The University of Bristol’s Science of Happiness…
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