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Feb 2023
55m 27s

Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. This week, in the final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes what happens when we stop to savor the beauty in nature, art, or simply the moral courage of ... Show More
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