This week on the Being Nicely Podcast, Forrest is joined by one of many world’s main happiness researchers, Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, to debate the true secret to happiness: feeling liked. Dr. Lyubomirsky explains the important thing distinction between being liked and feeling liked, why self-improvement (normally) isn’t the reply, and the way giving love results in getting love. They then stroll by 5 mindsets that assist individuals each get extra love and really feel extra liked. Different matters embrace the vulnerability paradox, capitalization and the significance of enthusiasm, utilizing the mindsets to judge {our relationships}, polyamory and non-monogamous love, and AI companions.
You’ll find Sonja’s diagnostic quiz at howtofeelloved.com
About our Visitor: Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky is a Professor of Psychology at UC Riverside, and the creator of numerous bestselling books together with The right way to Really feel Cherished with Dr. Harry Reis. She is likely one of the most steadily cited well-being researchers on the earth.
Key Matters
- 0:00: Intro: connection as the important thing to happiness
- 2:31: The distinction between being liked and feeling liked
- 6:58: What love is
- 9:09: If solely beliefs and the vulnerability paradox
- 19:36: Mindsets to embrace should you’re on the lookout for extra love and connection
- 23:26: The connection “sea”noticed
- 31:44: 5 mindsets to embrace if you wish to really feel extra liked
- 51:51: AI companionship, polyamory, and MDMA
- 1:08:03: Recap
