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CM 265: Tali Sharot on How to Rekindle Happiness

2024/5/6
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Tali Sharot: 本书的核心概念是习惯化,它解释了为什么我们对曾经让我们快乐的事物不再感到快乐。习惯化是指我们对持续不变或频繁发生的事物反应越来越弱的倾向,这不仅影响生理反应,也影响情感反应。习惯化有其进化上的原因,例如节省资源和促进个体及物种发展。幸福感呈U型曲线变化,中年时期幸福感最低,这可能与中年时期生活变化少、学习机会少有关。学习比物质财富更能带来快乐。我们对好的事物会产生习惯化,即使是美食也会如此;情绪反应比理性认知更容易产生习惯化。尝试新鲜事物可以减轻习惯化带来的影响;生活中需要平衡探索和利用,探索新的事物可以带来更多乐趣,但利用现有的好事物也很重要。给予的快乐比获得的快乐消退得慢,因为给予的体验是短暂的,但回忆是持久的。习惯化有助于我们适应新的环境和生活。 “切分快乐,吞咽痛苦”是一种应对习惯化的策略,切分快乐可以延长快乐的体验,而吞咽痛苦则可以帮助我们更快地适应不愉快的事情。几乎所有精神疾病都与习惯化问题有关,抑郁症患者对负面事件的习惯化速度较慢。我们可以通过改变对负面事件的解读方式来克服这种问题。习惯化可能导致我们对低期望值习以为常,这不利于社会进步,我们需要打破这种习惯化,例如通过公开透明的方式来揭示并解决社会问题。目前她最感兴趣的是好奇心,包括好奇心的进化、大脑机制、个体差异等。除了“切分快乐,吞咽痛苦”之外,还需要关注如何处理不愉快的事情,习惯化可以帮助我们更好地应对日常琐事。 Gayle Allen: 作为访谈节目的主持人,Gayle Allen 主要负责引导话题,提出问题,并与 Tali Sharot 进行讨论,帮助观众理解习惯化对幸福感的影响以及应对策略。她分享了自己的经验,例如将喜欢的播客和书籍分成几部分来收听和阅读,从而延长享受的时间。她还与 Tali Sharot 讨论了好奇心、学习、以及如何平衡探索和利用等方面的问题。

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This chapter defines habituation as the decreased response to constant stimuli and explores its effects on our enjoyment of both positive and negative aspects of life. It explains how habituation impacts our emotional responses to things that once brought us joy, such as a nice home or a loving relationship.
  • Habituation is a fundamental aspect of human physiology.
  • We habituate to both positive and negative aspects of life.
  • Habituation conserves resources and drives us forward.

Shownotes Transcript

We all want to be happy. In fact, it’s our desire for happiness that drives most of our decisions, like our friendships, our activities, even our purchases.

Yet, over time, we find that the things that made us so happy at the start – that new car or delicious meal – end up losing their luster.

I was curious about why this happens and what, if anything, we can do about it. That’s why I wanted to talk to Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist, professor at University College London and MIT, and director of the Affective Brain Lab. In her latest book, Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There, she explains why the things that once made us happy no longer do. She also shares what we can do about it.

Episode Links

The Big Idea: This Simple Behavioural Trick Can Help You Get More out of Life

Your Life is Better Than You Think

Why People Fail to Notice Horrors around Them

David Robson on How Our Expectations Shape Us (Interview)

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