Podcast Hack
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing JoyBy Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam, William Irvine

In a Nutshell

In this December 2020 episode of Shankar Vedantam's Hidden Brain podcast, philosopher William Irvine explains how redirecting your response to a bad event can make it less painful and life more enjoyable.

Favorite Quote

The world is causing us to suffer, but … our response to what the world hands us is as much a part of our suffering as what the world gives us.

Shankar Vedantam

Introduction

Everyone experiences emotionally painful things; some are life-changing and terrible, while others are trivial and annoying.

But the intensity of hurt or anger you feel is often increased or diminished by how you respond to the situation.

Philosopher and author of The Stoic Challenge, William Irvine, has spent his career studying the classical philosophy of Stoicism.

In this December 2020 episode of the Hidden Brain podcast, Irvine talks with NPR's social science correspondent and executive editor Shankar Vedantam about three Stoic techniques that can help you feel happier and more in control of your life.

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