In this week’s EP… rabbit-holes & doggie-ditches. THAT and we take apart the world’s obsession with “The Pursuit of Happiness”. Is happiness something that can be chased? Do we achieve it when we attain what we want or arrive at our ideal future? And what the heck does neuroscience and philosophy have to agree on it?

We discuss insights from Dr. Emily Esfahani Smith (The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfilment in a World Obsessed with Happiness), Dr. Daniel Liberman & Michael Long (Molecule of More), and Dr. Andrew Huberman (The Huberman Lab)...everything from meaning and transcendence, to hedonic v. eudaemonic happiness, to the crazy effects of dopamine on brains and subsequently our motivation and sense of contentment.

Desire the future but fall in love with the process.  

Mentioned links: 

C’s The Being of Happyness Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUjSpWM8U4

Dr. Emily Esfahani Smith’s Pillar of Meaning Quiz: http://emilyesfahanismith.com/quiz/whats-your-pillar

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