Finding Happiness: 3 Simple Steps

By analyzing our history, biology and evolution we can see what factors helped us survive as a species. According to Rob Henderson, emotions benefit our genes. Studying human evolution tells us that emotions are evolutionarily beneficial. They must be important, otherwise, we would not have developed them. Emotions send signals to our brains telling our brains to act. Emotion for energy in motion. They set us in motion and increase our chances of survival as well as our own reproductive capacities. When we look at happiness through this lens we can see that it has helped us survive and is evolutionarily significant.

00:00 Welcome to Apex Philosophy
00:14 Finding Happiness
00:20 Emotions Benefit Our Genes
00:45 Genes Drive Us
01:26 Long Term vrs Short Term
02:01 Making Progress
02:27 Importance Connections
02:55 Desire For Happiness Motivates
03:29 Proximate Goals
03:50 Emotions are Temporary
04:23 Step 1: Remember It's Temporary
05:04 Step 2: Don't Restrict Happiness
05:45 Don't put Conditions On Happiness
06:20 Your Expectations Are The Theif Of Joy
06:39 Step 3: Enjoy The Journey
07:31 Happiness Is Not a behavior
07:51 Summary
08:40 Outro

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