Happiness Hacks from Brain Researchers

Описание: Did you know that there’s a scientifically-proven prescription for joy? We’re talking to the Science Director at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center (GGSC), Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, about research-backed approaches to increasing your happiness.

GGSC tracks the latest studies around social connections, tendency towards generosity, and how contribution to community fosters well being. You’ll hear Dr. Thomas’s definition of happiness and will learn about the three pillars that affect our overall joy:
The ability to feel well when things are going well.
Handling life’s difficulties in a graceful way.
Feeling connected to something bigger than yourself.

Next, you’ll learn three practical things you can do to positively impact how happy you are, and the science behind it.

2:17 Strength social connections
5:21 Be generous
8:28 Foster pro social activities

And finally, you’ll get a prescription for increasing happiness that includes self awareness and gratitude. As a bonus, you’ll hear a simple, 3-step formula to powerfully express gratitude in a way where it leaves a lasting impact.

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ABOUT DR. EMILIANA SIMON-THOMAS

Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD is the Science Director at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. She runs the student research fellowship program, directs key science initiatives, and teaches the The Science of Happiness, a massive open online course on the edX platform that has enrolled over 600,000 people worldwide. She also teaches the Science of Happiness at Work Professional Certificate Series on edX, and serves as an expert voice on the biology and psychology of well-being around the world. Her work highlights the critical role that pro-social experiences and behavior play in happiness, and addresses research-backed approaches to increasing happiness - like practicing mindfulness, or strengthening habits of compassion, gratitude, and generosity. Overall, Emiliana's work leverages scientific insights to help people live better lives individually, in relationship with others, within organizations and communities, and society-wide.

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RESOURCES

Websites:
Greater Good Science Center: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/

Greater Good Magazine: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/

Student Research Fellowship Program: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/who_we_serv...

Greater Good in Action: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/

Online gratitude journal: https://www.thnx4.org/

Courses:

Science of Happiness Online Course: https://www.edx.org/course/the-scienc...

Science of Happiness at Work Professional Certificate Series: https://www.edx.org/professional-cert...

Media:
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Email: [email protected]

Social:
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LinkedIn:   / the-greater-good-science-center  
YouTube:    / greatergoodscience  

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