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Modern Stress

It’s sad but true: Americans are some of the most chronically stressed people on the planet. On today’s show: how to incorporate Japanese lifestyle philosophies into our lives for reduced stress, greater well-being, and a longer life.

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[3:00] The physiology of stress: What *actually* goes on in our bodies when we encounter a stressor?

[11:00] 5 reasons why Americans are among the most stressed in the world

[20:00] The secret to a great life isn’t the accumulation of $$, it’s this

[27:00] How being in a hurry is inversely proportional to your quality of life

 


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It's sad but true: Americans are some of the most chronically stressed people on the planet. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: how to incorporate Japanese lifestyle philosophies into our lives for reduced stress, greater well-being, and a longer life.

 

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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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