Laurie Santos

Cognitive scientist and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Director of Yale's Comparative Cognition Laboratory, Director of Yale's Canine Cognition Lab, and Head of Yale's Silliman College. Hosts “The Happiness Lab” podcast

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Psychology professor Laurie Santos explains how happiness works and says that “even when we choose what we think will make us feel happier, we don't often choose well.”

Why is it so hard to be happy?

Psychology professor Laurie Santos explains how happiness works and says that “even when we choose what we think will make us feel happier, we don't often choose well.”

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