Wellbeing Wednesdays Episode #13
“The one about… The neuroscience of happiness”
This episode came about when I was scratching my head about how I would get this stuff across to myself, in a former life. I realised that cold hard scientific facts would be what I wanted to hear, so that's the route this episode took. It's a superb session and is one of the most popular episodes with subscribers.
Over an hour, we covered:
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How speaking heart to heart bypasses the intellect (in a good way)!
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A relaxing meditation on “Trains of thought”
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Why we shouldn't get freaked out by the notion of “spirituality”
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The TWO neurological facts we've known for ages, but nobody pointed out as critical to our wellbeing (practically half of the episode)
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Why we can't ever “figure out” happiness
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Cinema as a metaphor for life
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Two different paths to happiness: ego vs. true self
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The startling normality of “it” (innate health)
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The pleasure of an “extra - ordinary” life
