An excerpt from episode #362 of the Making Sense podcast. | Sam Harris

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. Their conversation includes: - people’s expectations about happiness - the experiencing self vs. the remembered self - framing effects - the importance of social connections - the effect of focusing on the happiness of others - introversion and extroversion - the influence of technology on social life - our relationship to time - the connection between happiness and ethics - hedonic adap

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