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Feb 2023
50m 18s

Happiness 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. In this favorite episode from 2021, Cornell University psychologist Anthony Burrow explains why purpose isn’t something to be found — it’s something we can develop from within. 
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