278 Episodes

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale professor, explores the science of happiness. She shares research and stories to help listeners apply scientific findings to lead more fulfilling lives.

Episodes

Finding the Magic in Everyday Life with Thoreau and Eric Weiner

Want More Joy? Try Taking Yourself Less Seriously with Comedian Chris Duffy

Small Steps to Happiness: The Science of Mindful Living with Laurie Santos | From The One You Feed

Why Smaller Goals Can Lead to Bigger Changes with Eric Zimmer

A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Changing Your Brain with Dr. Richard Davidson

Stop Doing Things the Hard Way with Dr. Angela Duckworth

The Life-Changing Power of a Sabbatical

You're Actually Not Bothering People Enough

Why Being Alone Might Be Better Than You Think

Winning the Lottery Could Ruin Your Life

Men Don’t Just Need Friends. They Need Bromance.

Forget Small Talk: Go Deep Instead

What We Still Get Wrong About Happiness (Live at Dartmouth)

Why the “Pursuit of Happiness” Is a Bad Idea

Why “No Regrets” Is Bad Advice

Are Kids Today Really Worse Off?

The Surprising Case for Oversharing

How to Feel Happier in Your Body with Jessamyn Stanley

What Your Negative Emotions Are Trying to Tell You

The Hidden Beliefs That Shape Your Happiness with Shawn Achor

The Art of Doing Nothing

What Screen Time Is Really Doing to Your Body with Manoush Zomorodi

Why More Stuff Doesn’t Make You Happier

Your Environment Affects Your Happiness More Than You Think with Dr. Leidy Klotz

How to Break Up with Your Bad Habits

Why It Hurts to Hold a Grudge — and How to Let Go with Dr. Fred Luskin

Why You're Still Using Social Media (Even If You Want to Stop) with Dr. Cass Sunstein

What is Social Media Doing to Kids? with Dr. Jean Twenge

How to Stop Work From Taking Over Your Life

Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 2)

Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 1)

Why Algorithms Can’t Predict Your Love Life with Dr. Paul Eastwick

How to Find "The One": The Science of Dating with Tim Molnar

How to Feel Truly Loved (with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Dr. Harry Reis)

How to Design a More Meaningful Life (with Dave Evans and Bill Burnett)

The Surprising Science of Creativity (with Dr. George Newman)

Why Chasing Success Can Leave You Feeling Stuck (with David Brooks)

How to Bounce Back from Life’s Curveballs (with Dr. Maya Shankar)

Stop Wasting Your Energy — Here’s What to Do Instead (with Dr. Diana Hill)

Holiday Survival Guide II: Perfect Gifts and Fighting Fatigue (with Rainn Wilson)

Holiday Survival Guide I: Ending Family Arguments (with Rainn Wilson)

How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now

Why Being Grateful Makes Us Feel Great (A Thanksgiving Re-run)

Reset Your Relationship with Stress (for National Stress Awareness Day)

How Horror Movies and True Crime Can Make You Happier

Make Vulnerability Your Superpower (with NBA star Kevin Love)

How to Make Better Choices (with Barry Schwartz)

Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor)

How to Spend Your Time and Money Better (with Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler)

Eat Like the People Who Live Happily to 100 (with Dan Buettner)

Why Having the Courage to Defy Makes us Happier (with Dr Sunita Sah)

Stop Caring What Other People Think of You (Bruce Hood on 10% Happier with Dan Harris)

“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)

"Human Minds Are Stupid!" (with Rich Roll)

The Joy of Not Being Dead (with Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic)

Anyone Can Play, Anyone Can Win (Cornholing with Michelle Hastie Thompson)

The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman)

"Birds Are Like My Afternoon Martini" (Birding with Lili Taylor)

How Good Manners Made Me Happier (with Etiquette Expert William Hanson)

How Dogs Changed my Life (with The Dogist)

The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins (From A Slight Change of Plans)

How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)

How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)

How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)

Is a "Viking" Childhood a Happier Childhood (with Helen Russell)?

How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach)

Reducing the Stress of Parenting with Dr Vivek Murthy

How to Build Resilience (with Ben Walter from The Unshakeables)

Can You Become a "Practical" Optimist?

How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)

How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green)

How to Stay Hopeful (Live from SXSW with Michelle Obama)

Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)

Friendships: Handling Change, Conflict and Finding New Friends

Twelve Sayings That Could Change Your Life

Have You Got Trust Issues?

Why Eating Alone is so Bad for You (An International Day of Happiness Special).

Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)

Harnessing People Around us to Feel Happier (Live with Ethan Kross)