Intentional Happiness

Join Patricia Raskin when she interviews Robert Biswas-Diener, author of HAPPINESS: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Robert is also the founder/director of Meridian Life Coaching LLC, which provides life coaching to academics professionals.

He will reveal to you the answers of such burning questions as can a person be too happy, is it true that money does not truly make us happy, and the biggest question of all - what is the recipe for happiness? He also shares ways to increase your happiness “dividend.”

Episode Segments:

Robert Biswas-Diener Part One Robert discusses what he discovered about happiness in other cultures during his studies; he explains why Denmark is the happiest place on Earth, and why people in Calcutta are happier that people in the United States.
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Robert Biswas-Diener Part Two Robert examines the genetic components of happiness is it in the genes or not? He also addresses the popular misconceptions about money and happiness.
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Robert Biswas-Diener Part Three Robert explains what happiness actually is, and what it is for, and offers ways you can measure your own happiness. Then is it possible to be too happy?
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Robert Biswas-Diener Part Four Robert talks about working with his father on the new book, and also shares his own three avenues to being happier.
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