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For Whom the Alarm Clock Tolls
Season 2 Episode 5
'Time famine' is when you just don't feel you have a spare moment... and it can make you miserable. It's a feeling Dr Laurie Santos knows only too we…
5 years, 11 months ago
Working Your Way to Happiness
Season 2 Episode 4
Marty kills rats... but if you asked him what his job is he'd say it was "solving problems" and "helping people". How we view our work can contribute…
5 years, 11 months ago
PJ and Alex Love to Gripe
Season 2 Episode 2
Reply All hosts PJ and Alex love to trade gripes. Their complaints about the minor annoyances of modern life make for great audio, but are the podcas…
5 years, 11 months ago
Psychopaths and Superheroes
Season 2 Episode 1
We talk a lot about psychopaths - but rarely discuss their polar opposites, super altruists. These are people who go to extreme lengths to help other…
6 years ago
New Season: The Happiness Lab Returns April 27
Do you want to be happier? Complain less? Enjoy your work more? Find time for the things that matter to you?
Yale's Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the …
6 years ago
How Our Screen Habits Impact Our Stress Levels
Season 1 Episode 23
The pandemic has us all glued to our screens. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and TVs provide vital information, social connection, and distractions—b…
6 years ago
Helping the Helpers
Season 1 Episode 22
The heaviest burden of Covid-19 has fallen on the shoulders of medical staff, first responders and others who care for the sick and vulnerable. These…
6 years ago
Laurie's Personal Tips
Season 1 Episode 21
Many people seek Laurie's advice on how to be happier despite this awful pandemic. Prof Katy Milkman invited Laurie to appear on the Choiceology podc…
6 years ago
Keep Your Relationship Healthy
Season 1 Episode 20
The health of our romantic relationships is in peril thanks to the many stresses and strains of the pandemic lockdown. Couples might be facing huge e…
6 years ago
Help Others to Help Yourself
Season 1 Episode 19
College student Liam Elkind studied happiness in the class taught by Dr Laurie Santos. When the Covid 19 crisis hit, he knew exactly what to do to fi…
6 years ago