A Silver Lining

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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

2019-10-01

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Ice skater Michelle Kwan was all set to win Olympic Gold... but in a major sporting upset she came second. Sharing her story with Dr Laurie Santos, Michelle lets us in on a key secret to achieving happiness when you're tempted to feel like a loser.   For an even deeper dive into the research we talk about in the show visit happinesslab.fm Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Pushkin.

  • I want to bring you back to one of my favorite moments in sporting history,

  • one that provides an important message about what you can do to be happier.

  • It's August 5th, 2012, the London Olympics.

  • As the sound track to Chariots of Fire fills the stadium, gymnast Mikayla Moroni,

  • wearing her team USA tracks, is waiting to accept an Olympic medal.

  • Finally, her name is called, prompting a huge cheer from the crowd.

  • She waves, steps onto the podium, and takes a deep breath that she bows her head.

  • An official slips the medal over the ponytail,

  • which holds back her hair so fiercely that all her features seem drawn upwards.

  • all except her mouth, that is.

  • Michaela is doing her best to keep a straight face, but she's barely suppressing a frown.

  • Michaela shakes the official's hand and mouths, thank you, over the crowd noise.

  • Another official presents the medalist with a bunch of flowers.

  • A flicker of a polite smile crosses Michaela's lips for just an instant and then fades.

  • And then it happens.

  • the face.

  • For just a second in front of thousands of spectators and millions of TV viewers around the world,

  • Makayla's mouth grimaces, contorting sharply to the left.

  • It's a look that's somewhere between annoyance and downright contempt.