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104 - The Happiness Smorgasbord with Susanna Halonen - The Positive Psychology Podcast

104 - The Happiness Smorgasbord with Susanna Halonen - The Positive Psychology Podcast

FromThe Positive Psychology Podcast - Bringing the Science of Happiness to your Earbuds with Kristen Truempy


104 - The Happiness Smorgasbord with Susanna Halonen - The Positive Psychology Podcast

FromThe Positive Psychology Podcast - Bringing the Science of Happiness to your Earbuds with Kristen Truempy

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Susanna Halonen returns to the podcast with this conversation which is a meandering happiness buffet with lots of different bits to choose from. The poet Hafiz Evidence based theories versus interesting ideas What can poetry and philosophy contribute to a good life? The average scientific paper is read two or seven times (Susanna and I heard different numbers) Intuition Susanna's discomfort with how technology is shaping our lives and the voluntary limitations she puts on herself to ensure that she takes time for important things A sin against adulthood Happiness is Here, her new book A controversial relationship tip The happiest country in the world is where Susanna is from. She'll give us some insight into why that may be. Learn more about Susanna and her new book Happiness is Here
Released:
May 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The science of the good life? Sorry this is not about booze, sex and the contemporary flavour of Rock n’Roll. We talk about the stuff that usually only tree huggers have the courage to embrace: appreciation of beauty, positive emotions, gratitude or positive relationships. However we, that is positive psychology researchers and practitioners bury ourselves in books, set out to experiment and then write it all up in a style that is usually about as engaging as watching an avocado turn brown. And that’s the problem: if you are not an academic you probably want a little bit more excitement than pages and pages of densely written journals can provide. Even if you are an academic who has the time to read everything that is out there? So in an effort to save your eyes from become rectangular-shaped the Positive Psychology Podcast brings the science of the good life to your earbuds. Sometimes we might get quite serious too, for example when discussing topics like post-traumatic-growth or positive parenting.