98. Tal Ben-Shahar – Happier

Tal Ben-Shahar is the best-selling author of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, Being Happy: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life, and other books which have been translated to 25 languages. He is also the Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer of the Happiness Studies Academy. Tal is a leading expert in happiness studies who taught two of the most popular classes in Harvard University’s history: Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. As a speaker, lecturer, and consultant, Tal delivers lectures worldwide to people of all walks of life, from the executives of multi-national corporations to vulnerable populations. Tal joins me today to discuss the lessons he learned about happiness and how we can be happier. He shares his experiences as a squash player and illustrates how winning the Israeli National Championship led him to pursue happiness studies. He describes how we can grow and learn from traumatic experiences and explains why anxiety and depression continue to rise in today’s society. He also shares his “hamburger model” of happiness and reveals the five elements that constitute true and sustainable happiness. ” Happiness is not binary; it resides in a continuum. It’s not about reaching a finite point but a lifelong journey.” – Tal Ben-Shahar This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: The importance of playing squash in Tal’s life and how it helped him develop his philosophyHow Tal learned the importance of hard work, failure, and teamwork from playing squashHow winning his first Israeli National Championships led Tal to find lasting happinessWhat ‘learned helplessness’ is and why anxiety, depression, and suicide are on the riseThe arrival fallacy and why successful people are not necessarily the happiestTal’s ‘hamburger model’ and why happiness is not binaryThe five elements of happiness and how to cultivate themThe two levels of suffering and how embracing unhappiness can lead to true happinessHow to stop procrastinating and using the ABCs of psychology to create lasting and sustainable behavioral changeCultivating writing habits and why good writers are good readersTal’s process in finding, using, and organizing quotations and research for his booksTal’s advice on marketing and selling booksResources Mentioned: Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-ShaharBeing Happy: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life by Tal Ben-ShaharAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert FulghumWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew WalkerPassionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David SchnarchThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel BrandenConnect with Tal Ben-Shahar: WebsiteHappiness Studies AcademyTal Ben-Shahar on FacebookTal Ben-Shahar on LinkedInSubscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Bryan Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 98. Tal Ben-Shahar – Happier first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.