Choice Overload
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries
4.7 • 14.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We all make thousands of choices each day - and think it means we're in charge of our lives. But making even trivial decisions - about salad dressings, for example - can sap our energy and cause anxiety. Dr Laurie Santos examines why our society wrongly prioritises choice over happiness, and meets a woman who junked her wardrobe in a bid to improve her life.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey there, it's Gabby Reese and I'm here to tell you about my show, The Gabby Re Show. |
| 0:14.4 | As a former professional athlete, Nike's first female spokesperson, a mom, a wife, and |
| 0:18.9 | someone who's been working in the health and fitness space for about 20 years, I know |
| 0:22.8 | a little thing or two about what it takes to be successful both physically and mentally, |
| 0:27.0 | but I'm still trying to work it out. |
| 0:28.3 | And that's why I brought together some of the world's leading experts in health, wellness, |
| 0:32.0 | sports, psychology, and business for in-depth discussions on how the leaders in this space |
| 0:36.7 | implement the latest health findings into their daily lives. |
| 0:40.1 | It's not that hard to change your trajectory. |
| 0:42.9 | You can live an extra 14 years just by doing five things that I can tell you today. |
| 0:46.7 | The perfect plan you don't follow is not the perfect plan. |
| 0:49.7 | A good plan that you do follow is maybe the perfect plan for you. |
| 0:53.6 | These stupid things that we all did turn out to be these amazing teachers. |
| 1:02.0 | If you're looking for inspiration, advice, and actionable tips from the world's leading |
| 1:05.7 | experts, then come join us on The Gabby Re Show. |
| 1:08.9 | You made it! |
| 1:10.9 | Hello! |
| 1:11.9 | I made it! |
| 1:12.9 | Happy birthday! |
| 1:13.9 | Thank you! |
| 1:14.9 | It's my mom's 70th birthday and so she's come to visit me at Yale. |
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