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In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. Their conversation includes: - people’s expectations about happiness - the experiencing self vs. the remembered self - framing effects - the importance of social connections - the effect of focusing on the happiness of others - introversion and extroversion - the influence of technology on social life - our relationship to time - the connection between happiness and ethics - hedonic adap

579K views · 3.6K reactions | In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks about social contagion and about the importance of understanding one’s own mind in an emergency. This content is also available in the Waking Up app. | Sam Harris | Facebook