Pushkin.

Hey Happiness Lab listeners.

Hey happiness lab listeners.

I've been hard at work on the next season of this

podcast for months but it would also be fair to say that this season has been

decades in the making you see I've finally taken the courage to let down my defenses,

and share the story of how the happiness teacher sometimes comes in at the bottom of the class.

Can you hear me now?

Okay.

I'm going to explore topics that are dear to my heart with people that are dear to my heart like my mom

Wait a minute let me put the TV off I'll be finding out why I personally struggle so badly with even simple things like sitting still and doing nothing.

This is a whole episode about boredom because I feel like I'm pretty bad at boredom.

You are.

But I feel like I'm bad at boredom because you're bad at boredom.

Yeah, no, I didn't do well with doing nothing.

I'll ask why I let stress ruin my health.

Your stress could be viewed in a debilitating way.

Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty,

your butterflies in your stomach.

In that circumstance, it feels self-evident that stress is bad, that it's a sign your body is preparing

for damage and defeat.

Why perfectionism sometimes pushes me to the breaking point.

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