8 Strategies For Avoiding A Life You Hate - Dr Gad Saad

Gad Saad is an Evolutionary Psychologist, Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, a podcaster and an author. In today’s fast-paced world, happiness and contentment often seem elusive. By taking an evolutionary lens on happiness, we can gain deeper insight into why we are the way we are and what are the contributing elements to living a good life. Expect to learn where happiness comes from, why evolution cursed humans with the ability to feel existential discontent, what people get wrong about defining and understanding happiness, what role genetics plays, how to pick the right partner, whether married people are more happy on average, why more more sex equal doesn’t always equal more happiness, how you can become more anti-fragile and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #gadsaad #happiness #evolution - 00:00 Why Has Evolution Allowed Us to Feel Negative Emotions? 06:33 What We Can Learn About Stress From Zebras 13:19 What People Get Wrong About Happiness 18:49 Key Factors for a Happy Life 27:54 Happiness Differences Between Political Orientations 32:48 Are Married People More Happy? 39:16 How Much Sex Should We Be Having? 41:43 Loving Your Work Vs Being a Workaholic 49:44 The Differences of Optimising for Pleasure & Optimising for Low Risk 1:00:00 Does Everything Happen for a Reason? 1:11:14 How to Be Anti-Fragile to Criticism 1:18:07 A Simplified Guide to Happiness 1:21:34 Where to Find Gad - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostGad Saadguest

Sep 28, 20231h 22mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 28, 2023
Duration: 1h 22m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Gad Saad is an Evolutionary Psychologist, Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, a podcaster and an author. In today’s fast-paced world, happiness and contentment often seem elusive. By taking an evolutionary lens on happiness, we can gain deeper insight into why we are the way we are and what are the contributing elements to living a good life. Expect to learn where happiness comes from, why evolution cursed humans with the ability to feel existential discontent, what people get wrong about defining and understanding happiness, what role genetics plays, how to pick the right partner, whether married people are more happy on average, why more more sex equal doesn’t always equal more happiness, how you can become more anti-fragile and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #gadsaad #happiness #evolution - 00:00 Why Has Evolution Allowed Us to Feel Negative Emotions? 06:33 What We Can Learn About Stress From Zebras 13:19 What People Get Wrong About Happiness 18:49 Key Factors for a Happy Life 27:54 Happiness Differences Between Political Orientations 32:48 Are Married People More Happy? 39:16 How Much Sex Should We Be Having? 41:43 Loving Your Work Vs Being a Workaholic 49:44 The Differences of Optimising for Pleasure & Optimising for Low Risk 1:00:00 Does Everything Happen for a Reason? 1:11:14 How to Be Anti-Fragile to Criticism 1:18:07 A Simplified Guide to Happiness 1:21:34 Where to Find Gad - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Gad Saad
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Gad Saad, 8 Strategies For Avoiding A Life You Hate - Dr Gad Saad explores gad Saad’s Evolutionary Guide To Building A Life You Don’t Hate Dr. Gad Saad discusses happiness through an evolutionary psychology lens, arguing that humans aren’t designed to be perpetually happy but can meaningfully raise their wellbeing via smart life choices and mindsets.

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