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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.714.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

You can make yourself happier today. Your life circumstances and personality aren't nearly as important as you think in deciding how happy you can be. Dr Laurie Santos explains how understanding the latest science will point you in the right direction and make you more satisfied with your life. Are you ready to feel better?

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0:00.0

Pushkin.

0:07.0

Hi, this is Steve Martin.

0:12.0

You might know me from among other things.

0:13.9

My TV show Only Murders in the Building, where I play a guy who records podcasts.

0:19.0

In real life, I'm a guy that made an audiobook.

0:22.0

It's called So Many Steves, afternoons with Steve Martin.

0:26.0

I created it with my friend, New Yorker writer, Adam Gopnik, and you can find it at pushkin.fm

0:31.6

and wherever audiobooks are sold.

0:34.6

No, I'm not nervous.

0:37.6

Okay, well, I'm nervous.

0:40.1

My heart's over here.

0:43.4

One fateful day every spring.

0:45.4

High school seniors who've applied to Yale University are invited to log on to a special

0:49.8

website to find out if they made it in.

0:58.3

Only about 6% of applicants will get good news.

1:01.8

But for that lucky few, it's time to celebrate.

1:11.6

Some students even post their reactions on YouTube.

1:14.7

It's kind of a thing.

1:15.8

Oh my God!

1:17.8

Oh my God!

1:19.8

When students find out they got into Yale, that all their hard work has finally paid

1:24.5

off in their college dreams have come true.

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