192: Rick Hanson | The Science of Hardwiring Happiness and Resilience

Rick Hanson (@drrhanson) is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, co-host of The Being Well Podcast, author of Hardwiring Happiness, and co-author of Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness.

What We Discuss with Rick Hanson: While you can't count on others or the world, you can count on your own strengths (and why this is a good thing). Why your brain is like velcro for the bad and teflon for the good and what you can do to mitigate your own negativity bias. The two stages by which you develop mental resources: experience and conversion to lasting change. How you can build resilience by focusing on experiences rather than conditions. How to stay informed about current events without letting the news hijack your emotions. And much more...

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