Name: Plug into your hard-wired happiness
Uploaded: 2019-04-23T16:28:43Z
Duration: 18 min 2 s
Description: We all strive for happiness -- but we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, says Srikumar Rao. In this practical talk, he teaches how to break free of the "I'd be happy if ..." mental model, and embrace our hard-wired happiness.

We all strive for happiness -- but we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, says Srikumar Rao. In this practical talk, he teaches how to break free of the "I'd be happy if ..." mental model, and embrace our hard-wired happiness.

Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness

Plug into your hard-wired happiness

Happiness is innate, yet we're conditioned to tie it to external achievements, creating a cycle of perpetual dissatisfaction.

Investing in the process rather than the outcome shifts focus from what we lack to the present, nurturing genuine contentment.

Passion is internal and can't be found in external circumstances; finding joy in current endeavors leads to profound life changes.