Hardwiring our Brains for More Happiness. With Dr. Rick Hanson

Today’s guest is Dr. Rick Hanson — a Psychologist and NY times Best Selling author of several books, including the book we discuss in this interview “Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence." He shares how we can hardwire our brains for happiness using practices that help us cultivate and experience the good in our lives while reducing our natural negativity biases. He shares why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings, negative feelings rather than to bask in the warmth of being appreciated or positive feelings. ? The negative stuff is like velcro…it sticks to us. But it doesn’t have to.  He says we can build our inner strengths and capacity to override the brains habit of defaulting to pessimism.  He suggests a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. Encore. Visit rickhanson.net to see what he’s up to.  And don’t forget to check out your free 30 days with the meditation studio app. Go to choosemuse.com/meditation studio.  Reach us with ideas and suggestions at untangle@choosemuse.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices