Published Aug 3, 2020

You 2.0: Our Pursuit of Happiness

Explore the pursuit of happiness with Shankar Vedantam and Dr. Elizabeth Dunn as they delve into social experiments that shape life choices, techniques to visualize goals, and psychological strategies borrowed from elite athletes to navigate everyday challenges.

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Retirement Reality Check

Visualizing Success

Perspective Shift

Ambitious Choices

Parenting Strategies

Supportive Choices

Vision and Perspective

Narrow Focus Technique

Focus and Proximity

Visual Motivation Techniques

Color-Coded Choices

Perception and Desire

Tools for Success

Visualizing Goals

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Supporting Choices

Visual Perception

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Supporting ChoicesNext, Dr. Elizabeth Dunn explores how social experiments can help individuals define their ideal lives and make ambitious choices. She reveals the power of supportive conversations in aligning personal ambitions with meaningful life goals.

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Visual Perception

Psychological TechniquesElizabeth Dunn explores the psychological techniques of narrow focus and obstacle visualization to enhance goal achievement. She discusses how these strategies, used by elite athletes, can be adapted for everyday challenges.

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