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Interview: Daniel Gilbert

By Eric Jaffe — 2007

What will make you happy? A social scientist explains why it’s so hard to predict

Read on www.smithsonianmag.com

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Ask the Teachers: Is Happiness Really the Central Goal of Buddhist Practice?

Question: Buddhist teachers, including the Dalai Lama, often speak of happiness as a goal (if not the goal) of Buddhist practice. I don’t begrudge anyone happiness, but making it so central to spiritual life feels self-serving. Am I misunderstanding what’s meant by “happiness”?

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Anushka Fernandopulle, Thubten Chodron, Kaira Jewel Lingo
2020
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3 Ways Leaders Can Prevent Emotional Drain

When it comes to supporting employees to thrive despite the emotional fallout of the pandemic, leaders (and mindfulness) have a critical role to play.

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Scott Shute
2021
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We’re Defining Success Wrong, and It’s Hurting Our Happiness

LinkedIn’s head of Mindfulness and Compassion explains three ways you are defining success wrong and what you can do to help yourself stay on track.

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Scott Shute
2021
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Three Things I Learned from Teaching Happiness

Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares the key truths about happiness that are most meaningful to learners.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2017
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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