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Feb 2023
45m 31s

Happiness 2.0: Surprising Sources of Joy

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. What’s going on here? Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. 
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