How to be Happier Every Day and Avoid the Arrival Fallacy.

I’ll be happy when… I get my degree, I find love and get married, I get my dream job, I complete a marathon... Add your own life goal here!

If you’ve ever had a thought like this, you’re not alone! Many people believe that the key to lasting happiness is achieving big goals. But does this make us happy? This video explores the arrival fallacy, the false belief that achieving goals leads to lasting happiness, and what you can do instead to start feeling happier right away.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 "I'll be happy when..."
00:38 The Arrival Fallacy
01:46 The Hedonic Treadmill
02:28 Dopamine: The Molecule of Anticipation
02:58 Affective Forecasting
03:29 Destination Happiness
03:53 Gratitude: The Three Ps (Dr Rangan Chatterjee)
04:11 Achieving Goals Won't Make You Happy
04:30 Enjoy the Journey

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FURTHER READING:

Ben-Shahar, T. (2007). Happier: learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment. McGraw-Hill Professional.

Lieberman , D., & Long, M. (2018). The molecule of more : how a single chemical in your brain drives love, sex, and creativity-and will determine the fate of the human race. BenBella Books.

Brickman, P., Coates, D., & Janoff-Bulman, R. (1978). Lottery winners and accident victims: Is happiness relative? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36(8), 917–927.

[timothyfajardo]

“It's the not the Destination, It's the journey" very true thanks for the reminder

[anuradhiweerasinghe]

A ton of complicated problems simplified into diagrams and sticky phrases. Thankyou

[GameRuby]

Maintaining a gratitude journal helps with this a lot. I've been doing it since the start of this year, it has really helped me reflect on my actions and find happiness in small things. Great content as always ❤

[IntegralMoon]

This is a great channel. Thank you so much :D