Jim Kwik and positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar argue that chasing happiness directly backfires. They break it into parts: meaningful social interaction, creativity, learning from failure. Technology addiction and lost face-to-face connection are driving the recent mental health decline.
Do you feel overwhelmed by the sea of advice on how to be happy? Pursuing happiness directly hurts us, but if we break down happiness to its elements, then we actually can enjoy an increase in our levels of well-being. Are you looking for a practical, science-based approach to finding joy no matter what life throws your way? The reason why we see such a decline in mental health levels in our youth and adult population is primarily because of the addiction to technology and forgoing Real, tangible, face-to-face interactions. How does creativity fit into your worldview? Failure is critical for creativity and ultimately for success. Our guest today is Tal Ben-Shahar, a pioneering positive psychologist. He's going to be debunking the myth that success alone brings happiness and going to offer a refreshingly realistic path to becoming whole again.
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