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Happiness Hacks is a new podcast from British psychotherapist John Davidson. In each bite-sized episode John shares a happiness hack that is simple to understand, easy to implement, and guaranteed to make you happier.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Why does looking forward to things in the future make us miserable in the present?
In this episode John talks about something we all do most of the time that has a disastrous impact on our happiness. And it’s so subtle that you might not even realise you’re doing it. Listen to find out:
- Why focusing on the future will stop you from being happy today
- How placing conditions on our happiness makes it harder to be happy
- Why getting what you want will not make you happy
- A simple technique to be happy in your life right now
"Everything you have today is something you wanted in the past because you thought it would make you happy."
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Click here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.net
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Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
What are human emotional needs? Why do we have them and what makes them so important?
In this episode John talks about an essential aspect of human happiness that most of us are totally unaware of. Listen to find out:
- Why having emotional needs is essential for your survival
- How unmet needs play havoc with your emotions
- Who is ultimately responsible for your needs
- Why trying to get other people to meet our needs doesn't work
"When we take care of our own emotional needs, we are able to be with our partner, not because we need them, but because we want them. And isn't that so much more romantic!"
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Here's a link to the book that John mentions in this episode:
- UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Child-Within-Discovery-Dysfunctional-ebook/dp/B004FN1S7W
- US: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Child-Within-Discovery-Dysfunctional-ebook/dp/B004FN1S7W
Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcast
Click here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.net
Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Why is it so hard to achieve the goals we set for ourselves? Why do most of our resolutions fail? And how can psychotherapy help us to improve our chances of success?
In this episode John talks about the role of values in helping us to live a happy life. Most of us are pursuing our goals unaware that they may be taking us in the wrong direction. Listen to find out:
- Why values are better than goals
- Why your goals may not even be your goals
- Why knowing why you want something makes you more like to get it
"If we want to make change happen, we have to want it more than we fear it."
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Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcast
Click here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.net
Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Why does it hurt so much when we don't get what we want? Is disappointment an inevitable consequence of being a human being?
In this episode John talks about how an amazing capacity of the human mind, that no other animal has, can set us up for a war with reality. And in the process, create insane amounts of unnecessary suffering. Listen to find out:
- How wanting things to be different causes us pain
- Why our imagination is often the real source of our suffering
- How developing our capacity for acceptance gives us more peace of mind
"Any reality gap that opens in your life is going to be a problem; it's going to cause you some pain and suffering. And closing the gap is the solution."
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Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcast
Click here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.net
Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Why do we only see what we want to see? How can two different people, having the exact same experience, have totally different reactions?
In this episode John explores a subtle detail about how our brains work and how it can make a fundamental difference to your experience of being alive. Listen to find out:
- How we only experience a tiny fraction of what's really happening
- Why energy flows where attention goes
- How you can program your brain to make you instantly happier
- Why things are not nearly as bad as they seem
"If we have an interest in being right about how terrible things are, our brain is going to show us a version of reality that proves us right."
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Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcast
Click here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.net
Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!