Evidence-Based Happiness: Uncovering the Science of Positive Psychology for a Better Life (The Social Brain ep 16)

Probably the most important question we can ask is “how can I be happier?” Some people might find this question overly self-centered, but becoming happier is not only good for us, but everyone we come into contact with as well. Others, while agreeing that individual happiness is important, may nevertheless think it is impossible to be any happier than one’s genes or childhood determine. That is a myth. In fact, over the last fifty years, an entire field of psychological science (and more recently, neuroscience) has been created in order to understand and maximize individual human flourishing—positive psychology. Support The Social Brain on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesocialbrain In this episode, we will focus on some of the science behind positive psychology, but we will spend a lot of the time talking about how you can use this knowledge to create more happiness for yourself. We will also talk about some of the emerging neuroscientific literature, but we will go much deeper into this topic on a future episode. -- Related Content: - Dr. Dan Gilbert's Talk on Happiness: https://youtu.be/7LSFN60Tz4o - Huberman Lab episode on happiness: https://youtu.be/LTGGyQS1fZE - Drs. Sam Harris and Laurie Santos on the science of happiness: https://youtu.be/p1UxKD8C_GA - Dr. Richard Davidson on Wellbeing Skills: https://youtu.be/P_IFGbEnJ6w - Positive Psychology AMA with Josh Dickson: https://www.youtube.com/live/vD_mB6bTO1c?feature=share - Dr. Suzy Green on Positive Psychology: https://youtu.be/y2_VtsbxlPw - Dr. Martin Seligman interviewed by Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman: https://youtu.be/0wE8C-ErkcY - Dr. Martin Seligman's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/9FBxfd7DL3E -- Don't forget to subscribe to this channel: @senseofmindshow And check out the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sense-of-mind/id1603691298 Patreon link: www.patreon.com/senseofmind Follow Sense of Mind on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sense.ofmind/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support