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  • Michael Phelps Beijing 2008 WOOP

    Positive thinking won’t get you there

    A quick one as I need to go in 5 minutes. I listened to the Happiness Lab again – this time Dr Laurie Santos mentions that all self-help gurus accentuate the fact that we need to think positive, in order for us to achieve our greatest outcomes. Through her research and interviews, it seems tho…

  • the happiness lab

    Happiness silver linings and silver medallists who die earlier

    I stumbled upon Dr. Laurie Santos’ podcast through Jay Shetty – she’s a professor of psychology and head of Silliman College at Yale University. Her podcast series is a scientific approach to happiness and our pursuit of it. In this episode, she discusses reference points, and how they define your happiness. She discussed how Olympic…