How to Lead the Richest Life Possible

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  Pushkin.

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  Positive psychology, the field that studies the science of happiness,

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  has made a lot of progress in the last few decades.

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  So much so that we've only been able to scratch the surface on all the cool studies out there.

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  Even in the hundreds of episodes I've hosted.

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  In the five years of this show,

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  we've spent time looking at the positive effects of treating yourself better

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  and being kind to others.

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  But we haven't talked as much

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  about the happiness boost we can get from getting out of our comfort zones

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  and taking on unfamiliar or even uncomfortable things.

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  Some people seem to love pushing these boundaries.

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  You know the type, someone who treks across an entire continent,

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  sets up a wildlife sanctuary, patents some new invention and drops everything to become a novelist.

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  These people can seem larger than life, but they do exist.

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  And one expert in well being science thinks we should pay more attention to them.

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  So thank you so much for having me.

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  I'm sorry, I'm just running around.

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  Oh no, that's fine.

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  Yeah, I really enjoyed the new book.

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