8 questions to build long term happiness

Learn how to ask yourself better questions that can help you live with more purpose and happiness and reduce feelings of anxiety and frantic switching and searching.

We are all told to be more in the present and live in the NOW. Yet we forget that we are constantly obsessed with short-term thinking and need to look at the bigger picture to understand the present moment better.

On the growth mindset with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, and purpose. Why they can be hard to find and how to build them through a process of self-reflection combined with an honest assessment of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement

Episode: 8 questions to build long-term happiness - stop losing yourself in the noise and focus on what's important

Chapters

00:00 Is it all about NOW? 

01:10 Tunnel vision in our lives

02:36 Now-ish thinking

04:04 30-year thinking

05:07 Goal based vs energy-based work

07:15 Questions to ask yourself

09:00 Danger of putting off till 'one day'

09:55 Doing what you want or don't know how to stop?

11:04 Balancing Present and Future thinking

Topics

Positive psychology

Job Anxiety

Living with purpose

Stoicism

Long-term thinking

Building healthy habits

Habit formation

Find your purpose

Power of now

Liberation from desire

Capitalism and consumerism

Societal norms

Happiness in simplicity

Dealing with Overwhelm

Prioritizing commitments

Growth mindset

Psychology of Success

Peak performance and Resilience

Human potential

Embracing failure

Mental toughness

Vipassana meditation

Self-improvement

Personal development

Success Strategies

Motivation and inspiration

Goal setting and achievement

Overcoming challenges

Positive affirmations

Visualization techniques

Continuous learning

Self-awareness and self-discovery

Positive mindset

Emotional intelligence

Perseverance and determination

Transformative life journeys

Achieving greatness

Harnessing inner strength

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