We often think adding more things to our lives will make us happier - more trips, more activities, more possessions. Sadly our minds find it hard to comprehend that having less and doing less is usually a better option.
Dr Laurie Santos teams up with economist Tim Harford (host of Cautionary Tales) to examine why we find subtraction so very hard, and share tips for finding happiness by cutting down on our commitments.
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03/11/24 • 35 min
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos - The Happiness of Subtraction
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Pushkin. I'm doctor Laurie Santos.
Speaker 2I'm Tim Harford, and this.
Speaker 3Is another crossover episode of my podcast The Happiness Lab.
Speaker 2And my podcast Cautionary Tales. Laurie, last time I took the lead, I told you a story about the tensions between everyone taking a vacation at the same time and an
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