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The Happiness Formula

The Happiness Formula

Research finds that, by and large, happiness is a learned and cultivated behavior. Even better? Decades of psychological research lay the foundation for a handy-dandy formula that helps us *increase* the amount of happiness we experience in our daily lives.

On today’s show: abandoning our cultural expectations in favor of a happiness formula that’s both practical and empirically-based.

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[3:00] If happiness isn’t a state of being, what is it, really? Should we even seek it out?

[7:45] H = S + C + V! An easy-to-understand formula for a happier life

[16:00] Adults today are less happy than adults in previous generations, and here’s why

[21:00] 7 research-backed ways to increase your level of enduring happiness

 

 

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Research finds that by and large happiness is a learned and cultivated behavior. Even better? Decades of psychological research lay the foundation for a handy-dandy formula that helps us *increase* the amount of happiness we experience in our daily lives. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: abandoning our cultural expectations in favor of a happiness formula that's both practical and empirically-based.

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Unhappy? You're Normal

Cultural messaging and suggests you should be happy all the time. But your "happy chemicals"—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphin—evolved to motivate survival behavior, not make you happy.

In fact, unhappiness is your brain's default state.

On today's show Dr. Loretta Breuning argues that you can manage your happy chemicals when you know how they work in the state of nature, and she's here to show us how.

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[9:00] Serotonin is about social dominance. Enter comparison and competition

[13:00] Want a dose of oxytocin? Be part of a herd

[15:30] Endorphin is the brain's natural opioid. But you can habituate to it!

[18:00] Just got something you want? That flood of happiness is dopamine's doing, but dopamine runs out

[25:00] We are living in an era of immense abundance. So why aren't we happy?

 

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