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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 1H 10M

Feeling Stuck? Dull? Flat? Here's a Better Path to the "Good Life." | Shigehiro Oishi

from 10% Happier with Dan Harris

An often overlooked secret, from a U. Chicago happiness expert.   Shigehiro Oishi is the Marshall Field IV Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is one of the foremost authorities on happiness, meaning, and culture. His newest book is Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life.   In this episode we talk about: How our obsession with productivity is flattening and dulling our lives The definitions of both happiness and meaning—both of which have, until now, been considered the main paths to a good life  The potential downsides of pursuing happiness and meaning  Shige introduces his third path to a good life—psychological richness  Skills for developing psychological richness Tools for becoming more playful The difficult balance between detachment and healthy ambition  How to reframe adverse experiences Re-storying tools for reframing the "hard shit" in our lives And much more Join Dan's online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!   Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris     Thanks to our sponsor:  AT&T: Staying connected matters. That's why AT&T has connectivity you can depend on, or they will proactively make it right. Visit att.com/guarantee for details.

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