The science of happiness - with Bruce Hood

[@tinkerstrade3553]

I'm pretty happy most of the time. The thing is, I don't know how I got here. But it took 75 years of not trying, and just living life as it happened.

[@Avi-j6y]

So good ❤

[@4th_Disciple]

Im sure being born in an age of unparalelled age of economic growth & prosperity helps. boomer

[@baonguyen7164]

Thank you so much for this amazing speech! It gave me such immense motivation to become a happier person!

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Living a meaningful life will lead to happiness.

[@Tracertme]

To simplify and take the science out of it human beings are naturally gregarious and you stimulate their well being with emotive connectivity I use it at work with my teams all the time. 😂❤ social media does not help… so many young people don’t know how to engage authentically, same for most managers actually….

[@kylecarter1599]

Who's coming to the Royal Institute to have the science removed?

[@samarindt]

Great food for thought.

[@Stevros999]

Emotive connectivity? You mean smile 😃?

[@1wibble230]

It's funny reading all the negative comments under this vid. They seem to be the very people that need this advice the most and lack any self awareness of their own situation :) Great lecture!

[@colby6512]

Amazing. I think teaching and practicing these lessons are of of the best antidotes for the paradox of more developed countries becoming more mentally unhealthy vs less developed. The wandering mind makes sense for this! Hunter Gather tribes are very connected, hunt and gather food together, build, camp fires 🔥 etc. so much of what they do has clear purpose and focus. Americans, how many hours we spend looking at our phones as well as time in isolation and loneliness, and then in this isolation we have social media that compares and despairs…. And these ideas are just going off psych and brain ideas from the talk! Didn’t even mention how food, movement, sunlight, excess work and jobs that don’t feel meaningful anymore in the 7/11 and Starbucks / Amazon and Walmart take over vs small awesome restaurants and businesses.

[@stephenarmiger8343]

I have preordered your book. I appreciate the work you and your team and the folks at the Royal Institute have done to bring this to the public and that you made it available on KZbin.

[@claudesylvanshine6551]

Sustained and continued happiness is a new societal expectation imposed upon us. Holding the expectation over us makes people feel shame for not existing in this mythical state which then results in increased consumption to fill this "void" that was socially created.

[@irtazaaliarab944]

Now that i am will 93 tears old on dec 26 2024 and i think it is last year of my life because my health no more wants me in this world . I tell you this reality comparison kills joy eats up your energy it dries you from inside . And secondly plz live a married life . Don’t ever think you can survive alone because at the end loneliness will haunt you

[@ruskinyruskiny1611]

Martin Luther Kings critical question "What am I doing for others" and doing it is the short cut to happiness.

[@claudesylvanshine6551]

He definitely "spread happiness" as an adulterer.

[@veronicavoehl]

'Birthing Big Brains' would be a good name for a book. That video of the room was trippy. 💓

[@coreC..]

I focused on one small area, and noticed a change. Super proud i saw it! But when the begin/end frames were toggled,.. a bit shocked i did not see so many changes. Cool!

[@geniusgirlus]

"It’s interesting that we're teaching students about 'the science of happiness' while their mental health crisis is only getting worse. Are these courses really providing long-term value or just temporary fixes? And why isn’t anyone addressing the root causes of this psychological crisis in today’s educational environment? Maybe the problem isn’t a lack of knowledge about happiness, but rather how universities are run more like businesses than supportive spaces for emotional and mental growth."

[@Stevros999]

I find it quite boring at this point , it's obvious that social media is f-ing up people's brains 🧠

[@empmachine]

these "upcoming" posts just get lost in my feed. I hope I'll remember to watch it; 24hrs is a bit much to expect me to remember random things I want to watch on YT..

[@Dumbledore6969x]

I have a ‘Backlog’ folder where I add everything from my feed to. If I watched everything from my feed I would forget a lot

[@empmachine]

@@Dumbledore6969x thanks for the idea, I might try something similar.. but this time, LoL, simply complaining in a comment made me remember only a few hours late

[@jonathanfilion7372]

You can add videos into your "watch later". There is an option under the vid to save it and you can keep videos there indefinitely

[@daveac]

He says 'those who continued went on to graduate' is that somehow implying those who didn't - then failed to graduate?

[@EdwardWilliams-lv3cb]

I think it means they only followed up with evaluations with the students who were still at the school.

[@user-CIGAxScape]

.... Interview Terrorist vs Interview Anti-Terrorist on Definition of Happiness ... .

[@Stevros999]

When you're older happiness=defacating

[@TheOwlman]

29:18 Damn, isolation is my preferred state - I do not thrive in a social setting; having spent decades trying to fit in it is just too exhausting these days! The good news is that I am fine and I feel no sense of loss or worthlessness (though I drink and smoke, so my morbidity remains high). Edit:34:07 But pessimists are *never* disappointed: either things go as badly as they expected, which is hardly a disappointment, or they turn out well, which is a total and surprising bonus. At best optimists get what they expected, but mostly they are disappointed that their expectations were not met - that has to get to you eventually. 35:20 Not my experience, certainly with exams. If you fail then you were inadequately prepared so you can definitely prepare better next time - it has never been a case of _I am a complete failure_ or _I am not good enough._ For the optimists I have known, it has generally been the end of the world with much metaphorical wailing and histrionics. I guess we have a difference definition of pessimist.

[@Stevros999]

So you're saying there's an advantage to me being miserable all the time ? 😊

[@TheOwlman]

@@Stevros999 You make the fundamental error of assuming pessimism is equal to being miserable. Not at all, in many respects it is being realistic, and thus not disappointed. I am perfectly happy, I expect little and get so many bonuses.

[@ns1extreme]

Bro really put the bust of Epicurus(hedonist) when talking about Epictetus (stoic)

[@brucehood5212]

Thanks for pointing this out. I'll change the image. The dangers of relying on Google Images search

[@Jay-ep3io]

👏👏👏

[@NathanDudani]

Forget happiness, embrace 🐒

[@TheAlchemistZero1]

The Meaning of Life: Imagine an endless clear glass tube (representative of Time), within which exists a diorama of life on Earth. The left most section depicting our earliest single-celled ancestors (3.5 billion years ago), leading through our present and into a future yet to be experienced (farthest right). Notice the tube (Time) and the diorama of life displayed within - exists Simultaneously; Past, Present, and Future all occurring concurrently. Every life form within the history of existence, an interconnected narrative: as 'Futures' cannot exist without Past events. Similarly to reading a book, we can only examine moments of our lives which had already transpired (Past), those pages yet read (Future) remain uncertain until experienced (no cosmic spoilers). We can only surmise possible outcomes based on prior events (pages read), although never guaranteeing accuracy of predicting Future events. Without the existence of Conscious experiences, there would be Nothingness. Life experiences, Experiences, simply for the sake of experiencing - which is why Life chronically craves varieties of stimuli. Our corporeal forms are assigned avatars, which allows Consciousness to experience material reality. Works of fiction (books, cinema, video games, etc.), allows individuals to experience an extended Consciousness, whereby our emotional states carry-over into fictional narratives (frustration, anger, joy, elation...). All of this, despite understanding such events are merely virtual (occurring within said individuals imaginations). Books are experienced in chronological order instead of a randomized order; in order to maintain a cohesive narrative flow. Within fictional works, every character arc has their entire fate sealed; from inception to demise - luck/chance has already been decided throughout. This is also why every Life is experienced through a predetermined progression. Reality is a sensory experience, simply for the sake of experiencing a physical Life. the Alchemist -Ø1

[@Justin-xs2yo]

Wow, so many people who clicked on this video and then commented are so angry or sad. Nit picking this video or his points. Reminds me of when Elmo asked how everyone is going. 😢 so sad so many people are so sad or angry

[@bokchoiman]

Happiness is less bad feelings, more good feelings. So if you feel bad, just stop doing the thing that makes you feel bad.

[@jonathanfilion7372]

Wtf. Why haven't scientists thought of this?

[@Stevros999]

​@@jonathanfilion7372😂😂😂

[@NilsExp]

Just another bs book promo 😢

[@u0000-u2x]

Seems like buddhism got things right 3000 years ago

[@4th_Disciple]

Bhuddism is just a revision of Hinduism.

[@CrashingThunder]

Good talk, unfortunate it's littered with AI generated slop images.

[@Dumbledore6969x]

Who cares who made it.

[@CrashingThunder]

@@Dumbledore6969x It's mostly just tacky, but using them so heavily also displays an ignorance to the ethical issues revolving around generative AI. He "credits" ChatGPT in the images, which is also kind of offensive because there should be no reason to credit images generated that did not take credit into account when training the systems required to generate those images. Or copyright, for that matter, which is the more pressing legal issue.

[@kylecarter1599]

Someone didn't pay attention during the talk

[@Dumbledore6969x]

@@CrashingThunder who cares.

[@1wibble230]

You sound very unhappy, and ironically the person who needed to really listen to the words in this video the most :)

[@sebastianthomas4286]

Sorry to say that the strange noise that you make frequently is very annoying especially when headphones are used. I say this because if you try, you can control it.

[@OldSwiss]

RI presentations are usually really good and substantiated ... this one unfortunately is the opposite. Cluttered with opinions sold as facts. American way of 'selling science' is a real disappointment.

[@AlexdaCunha]

What we conclude is that people love BS subjects 😂 600? Really?

[@spindoctor6385]

I think this guy's view of happiness is deluded. Very little science going on here.

[@dukeallen432]

University students don’t have real stress.