The Less You Seek, The More You’ll Find | The Happiness Paradox

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The less we try to think about a blue elephant, the more likely this creature persists in residing in our thoughts. Imagine the blue elephant represents our unhappiness – our dissatisfaction with life – hence the color blue. Obviously, no one likes feeling blue, and when we experience it, we’re likely to try getting rid of it. But the more we try to push it away, the bigger the blue elephant seems to become.

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00:00 - Intro
01:53 - The elusiveness of happiness
04:55 - Disappointment & meta-emotion
09:09 - Doing without expectation