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Dec 2023
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How Can You Be Happy After the October 7...

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About this episode

This stems from my second appearance on the Into the Impossible podcast hosted by Dr. Brian Keating.  

Brian's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating

Brian's podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-impossible-with-brian-keating/id1169885840

Brian's podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2G3PRMUhxGQkyQzLiiCqlf

Our chat on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOQlOdvluFM&t=6s

Our chat on his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gad-saad-how-to-stay-resilient-and-happy-after/id1169885840?i=1000638683844

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My book The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life is now available for order: https://www.amazon.com/Saad-Truth-about-Happiness-Secrets/dp/1684512603

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This clip was posted earlier today (December 15, 2023) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1642: https://youtu.be/Y8H7mRqdh-A

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. 

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