happiness
4 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 13, 2021 by Arthur Brooks · across every show →
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Jul 13, 2021 neutral
Brooks: Happiness and unhappiness are processed in different prefrontal hemispheres
“Happiness and unhappiness are, as cognitions are processed in different hemispheres of the prefrontal cortex. Literally, a different part of your brain is lighting up when you're having unhappy feelings as opposed to happy feelings.”
Jul 13, 2021 neutral
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Brooks: US Happiness Has Suffered a Secular Decline Since Late 1980s
“My intuition is that really it turned around in the late 19 eighties and that since the late 19 eighties, we actually have been a relatively secular decline where we came up a little bit at the end of the nineties, beginning in the 2000. And most definitely we…”
Jul 13, 2021 neutral
Brooks: Escaping poverty reduces unhappiness rather than creating happiness
“Money never bought happiness. Even early on, you find that people actually have a higher affect balance. They feel better about their lives when they go from poor to not poor. It's absolutely true, but it's not because they're getting happier. This sounds like…”