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When it comes to the science of happiness, it turns out we need to "unlearn" some of the things we typically - and wrongly - believe to be true.
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Are we born as optimists or pessimists? Do we get that way because of what happens to us? Or can we decide to be happier?
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How ‘mindbugs’ – glitches in our mental software – can trick us into chasing the wrong things when pursuing happiness.
31 minutes
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Could you have unknowingly learned to be pessimistic? It can sneak up on you! Here’s how you can fix it.
32 minutes
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The brain scans which show that rejection physically hurts. And our screwed-up relationship with money continues!
29 minutes
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It’s often said that for maximum happiness we should spend on experiences rather than things. But is that true?
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Discover the real reason we don’t talk to strangers, and could a cheeseboard help you negotiate a pay rise?
30 minutes
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Are you ready to have your beliefs about the relationship between work and happiness turned on their head?
34 minutes
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Eye-opening studies into the powerful two-way superhighway between our mood and our physical health, and how you can use it.
26 minutes
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How the worlds of sport and behavioural change can help us “win” at happiness. And how thinking negatively can actually help.
Take charge of your happiness with strategies proven by science. Brought to you by the Happiness Half Hour podcast team.
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A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
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A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!
59 secondsFirst broadcast:
Available for over a year
A fresh 1 minute Happiness Hack for you every day of Lockdown. Simple ideas based on solid scientific research. Subscribe now!