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The Happiness Hypothesis
There are scientifically proven ways to generate and sustain true happiness. In this podcast, we will talk about a few of them and why you may not be consistently achieving them.
Grab Jonathan Haidt's book The Happiness Hypothesis.
Join Bryant's Good Life Playbook Program.
Show Notes:
Page 2 - Human thinking depends on Metaphor. The way we perceive something new is often by comparing it to something we already know. (I used to review video games professionally)
The Metaphor Happiness Hypothesis uses is a Child Riding an Elephant where the Elephant is the primitive emotional brain and the Child is the rational and verbal mind. Imagine a child trying to steer an elephant.
Page 3 - Freud said that the mind is divided into the ego (conscious, rational self), superego (the conscience, which sometimes holds us in contempt unnecessarily), and the id (the desire for pleasure NOW).
Page 29 - Negativity Bias - we are wired to pay attention to negativity.
Page 38 - Depression - for example, if you take a look at depressed people, we are often caught in a feedback loop in which distorted thoughts cause negative feelings. Those feelings further distort thoughts. And so on.
Page 47 - Reciprocity - is a deep human instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.
Page 60 - WHY THE NEWS IS SO ENTICING (AND EVIL) Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feelings of moral superiority while asking nothing in return.
Page 61 - APPEARANCE OVER SUBSTANCE - The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.
Page 82 - THE PROGRESS PRINCIPLE - King Solomon would be the happiest man in the world ever if money and success were the answer. Yet, he spent much of his later life battling the disappointment of success. That's because the pleasure of getting what you want is often fleeting. True pleasure comes more from making progress toward goals than from achieving them. Shakespeare said it right: Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
Page 87 - EARLY HAPPINESS HYPOTHESIS - Buddha and Epictetus believed that true happiness comes from within, and it cannot be found by making the world conform to your desires.
Page 88 - HAPPINESS CAUSES MARRIAGE - Happy people marry sooner and stay married longer than people with a lower happiness setpoint. Both because the mates are more attractive to one another and are easier to get along with.
Page 91 - HAPPINESS FORMULA - H (Happiness) = S (Happiness Set Point) + C (Life Conditions) + V (The Voluntary Actitivites You Do)
Page 92 - CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT HAPPINESS - Noise, Commuting, Lack of Control, Flow (being immersed in a challenging activity that is well matched to your abilities)
Page 96 - PLEASURE MUST BE SPACED OUT TO MAINTAIN POTENCY - Pleasure sued by both savored and varied.
Page 135 - THE PURPOSE OF ADVERSITY - Read Meng Tzu's quote
Page 152 - WHY I AVOID IGNORANT PEOPLE - Ignorant people see everything in black and white--they rely heavily on the myth of pure evil--and they are strongly influenced by their own self-interest. The wise can see things from other's points of view.
THERE IS HAPPINESS IN WISDOM - The best place to find wisdom is in the mind of your opponents.
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By Bryant ChambersThere are scientifically proven ways to generate and sustain true happiness. In this podcast, we will talk about a few of them and why you may not be consistently achieving them.
Grab Jonathan Haidt's book The Happiness Hypothesis.
Join Bryant's Good Life Playbook Program.
Show Notes:
Page 2 - Human thinking depends on Metaphor. The way we perceive something new is often by comparing it to something we already know. (I used to review video games professionally)
The Metaphor Happiness Hypothesis uses is a Child Riding an Elephant where the Elephant is the primitive emotional brain and the Child is the rational and verbal mind. Imagine a child trying to steer an elephant.
Page 3 - Freud said that the mind is divided into the ego (conscious, rational self), superego (the conscience, which sometimes holds us in contempt unnecessarily), and the id (the desire for pleasure NOW).
Page 29 - Negativity Bias - we are wired to pay attention to negativity.
Page 38 - Depression - for example, if you take a look at depressed people, we are often caught in a feedback loop in which distorted thoughts cause negative feelings. Those feelings further distort thoughts. And so on.
Page 47 - Reciprocity - is a deep human instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.
Page 60 - WHY THE NEWS IS SO ENTICING (AND EVIL) Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feelings of moral superiority while asking nothing in return.
Page 61 - APPEARANCE OVER SUBSTANCE - The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.
Page 82 - THE PROGRESS PRINCIPLE - King Solomon would be the happiest man in the world ever if money and success were the answer. Yet, he spent much of his later life battling the disappointment of success. That's because the pleasure of getting what you want is often fleeting. True pleasure comes more from making progress toward goals than from achieving them. Shakespeare said it right: Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
Page 87 - EARLY HAPPINESS HYPOTHESIS - Buddha and Epictetus believed that true happiness comes from within, and it cannot be found by making the world conform to your desires.
Page 88 - HAPPINESS CAUSES MARRIAGE - Happy people marry sooner and stay married longer than people with a lower happiness setpoint. Both because the mates are more attractive to one another and are easier to get along with.
Page 91 - HAPPINESS FORMULA - H (Happiness) = S (Happiness Set Point) + C (Life Conditions) + V (The Voluntary Actitivites You Do)
Page 92 - CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT HAPPINESS - Noise, Commuting, Lack of Control, Flow (being immersed in a challenging activity that is well matched to your abilities)
Page 96 - PLEASURE MUST BE SPACED OUT TO MAINTAIN POTENCY - Pleasure sued by both savored and varied.
Page 135 - THE PURPOSE OF ADVERSITY - Read Meng Tzu's quote
Page 152 - WHY I AVOID IGNORANT PEOPLE - Ignorant people see everything in black and white--they rely heavily on the myth of pure evil--and they are strongly influenced by their own self-interest. The wise can see things from other's points of view.
THERE IS HAPPINESS IN WISDOM - The best place to find wisdom is in the mind of your opponents.
Support the show