E14. Happy Monkey
Are you struggling to find peace in your life? Does the future seem grim? Tibetan Buddhists attribute this sense of restlessness and pessimism to your “monkey mind.” With this understanding, finding peace and happiness is tricky, like training a frenetic monkey that you can’t get to sit still. In this episode, Arthur is joined by Dr. Martin Seligman, positive psychology expert and author of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. They share practical advice for how you can calm your monkey, better understand the future, and move from pessimism to optimism in your daily life. This episode is brought to you by Talkspace, Feetures, and Paypal. Get $100 off your first month on Talkspace with the code ARTHUR at Talkspace.com or download the app. Get $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you use code ARTHUR at feetures.com. PayPal is making it easy to pay safely, quickly and easily. Download the PayPal app today. References and further reading: What to Do When the Future Feels Hopeless|Arthur Brooks The Hope Circuit| Martin Seligman Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life| Martin Seligman Why Lawyers are Unhappy | Seligman, M., Verkuil, P., a Kang, T.
