#095 - Hardwiring Happiness The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (Rick Hanson)

Hardwiring Happiness: Rewire Your Brain for Lasting Joy and Resilience

What if you could literally rewire your brain for greater happiness and calm? In this insightful episode, we're exploring Dr. Rick Hanson's groundbreaking book, "Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence." Get ready to discover how to cultivate inner strengths and enhance your well-being by leveraging your brain's natural mechanisms.

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This book highlights the brain's natural "negativity bias," which prioritizes threats for survival, often leading to anxiety and a reduced capacity for positive experiences. Dr. Hanson introduces the revolutionary HEAL method (Have a positive experience, Enrich it, Absorb it, Link positive and negative material) as a practical way to counteract this bias.

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By deliberately noticing, prolonging, and internalizing positive experiences, individuals can retrain their brains to foster a responsive ("green") mode over a reactive ("red") mode, ultimately improving their safety, satisfaction, and connection to others. This process aims to build lasting neural structures for happiness and resilience, transforming fleeting positive states into enduring personal resources. This is a must-listen for anyone seeking to cultivate inner peace and build a more resilient mind.