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The Surprising Science of Happiness | Daniel Gilbert

By Daniel Gilbert — 2012

Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

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Laurie Santos, Yale Happiness Professor, on 5 Things That Will Make You Happier

As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.

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Laurie Santos
2020
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04 – Seek Discomfort with Thomas Brag from Yes Theory

Amy talks to Thomas Brag, one of the guys from Yes Theory (who got Will Smith to bungee jump out of a helicopter). Thomas shares how to seek discomfort, manage anxiety, and face your fears head-on.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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47 - Friday Fix: Ask Yourself This Question and You'll Be Kinder to Yourself

Your inner dialogue can either inspire and motivate you to do your best or it can be the one thing that stands between you and living your best life. Studies consistently show self-compassion is the key to feeling and doing your best.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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50 – How Being Kind Makes You Stronger with Kindness Expert Houston Kraft

Amy talks to kindness advocate, Houston Kraft. He's reached millions of people with his message that just might change the way you think about kindness.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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Shame and Compassion: Q&A With Paul Gilbert, Part 2 of 2

Psychology of compassion is discussed (part 2)

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Arash Emamzadeh
2019
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The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want

You see here a different kind of happiness book. “The How of Happiness” is a comprehensive guide to understanding the elements of happiness based on years of groundbreaking scientific research.

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Sonja Lyubomirsky
2025
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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke.

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James Doty
2017
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Happiness Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Skill that Can Be Learned

For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.”

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Nataly Kogan
2018
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The Joy Audit: How to Have More Fun in 2020

Many of us treat joy like the good china, only warranted on special occasions. Even if we know it is within our reach, we may not see it is within our control.

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Elle Hunt
2020
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Even Happier: A Gratitude Journal for Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year’s worth of exercises to inspire happiness every day.

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Tal Ben-Shahar
2009
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