Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Socrates and Self-Knowledge

古人的幸福教训:苏格拉底与自知之明

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

2023-02-20

44 分钟
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Question everything... that's a key insight from the great Greek philosopher Socrates. We may think we know ourselves and what makes us happy... but that's not always true.  Yale professor Tamar Gendler says that by harnessing our "inner Socrates" we can ask ourselves why we think or feel certain things. We might then find that deeply-held convictions that money or status or accolades are a reliable route to happiness aren't correct, and can then start to pursue the things that might really make us happier.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Pushkin.

  • The science of happiness is progressing all the time.

  • Hardly a week goes by without some fascinating new wellbeing finding hitting the news.

  • And today's researchers have been able to harness so many amazing new technologies,

  • from complex MRI scanners to new medical treatments,

  • all to help unlock the secret of how our minds work.

  • But in spite of all these new insights,

  • It's important to remember that the quest to feel better is much older than these modern scientific tools.

  • The pursuit of happiness is a challenge that's occupied our species for a long time.

  • In fact, many long-dead philosophers, thinkers,

  • and spiritual leaders have had some powerful ideas for improving our well-being,

  • strategies that are just as relevant today in the age of the podcast,

  • as they were back in the time of Caesar or the pharaohs.

  • If you've listened to other seasons of the Happiness Lab,

  • you probably know that I get a lot of inspiration from ancient lives and insights,

  • and that I love to share all those old school tips with you.

  • But our past episodes have only just scratched the surface on all the strategies that ancient wisdom can teach us.

  • So get ready to go old school and welcome back to Happiness Lessons of the Ancients with me, Dr.

  • Laurie Santos.

  • In today's episode,