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Tips for Taking in the Good with Rick Hanson

By Forrest Hanson — 2017

You really can change your brain for the better, little by little. Join Rick and Forrest Hanson for a warm-hearted, practical conversation on Taking in the Good.

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Do We Control Our Happiness?

We’ve been through a lot in the last year. So many things have happened *to* us, things we have no control over, that have had a huge impact on our lives. After all that, it’s natural to ask ourselves a simple question: How much of our happiness do we actually control?

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Forrest Hanson
2021
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Science of Happiness vs. Sustained Happiness

At the October 20, 2015, UC Berkeley Extension HR/Learning Advisory Board Symposium, Greater Good Science Center science director Emiliana Simon-Thomas talks about the science behind "sustained happiness."

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2015
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How I Stay Happy... | Russell Brand

I talk through my experiences with pleasure and the pursuit of meaning and why it's so hard to let go of the idea of happiness through gaining things. How can we be happy?

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Russell Brand
2019
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Retirement: The Best Years of Your Life? | James Cobb | TEDxUoChester

People are living longer but are they living better? Around the world, many over 65’s are starting to embrace retirement through new experiences, adventure and most importantly community, as they surround themselves by people that not only alleviate or even eliminate loneliness but also...

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2020
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Matthieu Ricard on Happiness and Meditation

The Happiest Man Alive? ABC News talks with Matthieu Ricard about Happiness and Meditation.

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Matthieu Ricard
2011
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Master Shi Heng Yi—Hindrances to Self-Mastery | Shi Heng Yi | TEDxVitosha

Meet Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi in his serene talk about self-discovery. Learn why rainfall is an essential part of each flowering. And every small step – part of the journey to the highest peek. The hindrances along the way to self-discovery and personal growth are easy to overcome.

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2020
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Gretchen Rubin: Five Half-Truths About Happiness | TEDxNewHaven

Gretchen Rubin is the author of the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project—an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

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Gretchen Rubin
2012
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In Conversation with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at Happiness & Its Causes 2014

An in-depth and engaging conversation about the life, work and passions of world-leading psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
2014
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Flow: How to Be Totally in the 'Now' with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at Happiness & Its Causes 2017

Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, one of the greatest psychologists of our time, pioneering researcher into optimal experience, or 'flow'.

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
2018
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Living in Flow—the Secret of Happiness with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at Happiness & Its Causes 2014

• What really makes us glad to be alive? • What are the inner experiences that make life worthwhile? • When do we experience ‘flow’ – a state of joy, creativity and total involvement? • What does the research show about the beneficial effects of ‘flow’ on our happiness and...

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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
2014
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