Cults and the promise of happiness

Celine and Stephen explore how cults use the promise of happiness to attract people and keep them on the hook. Also what is the science on happiness? Is happiness genetic? Is it dependant upon external factors? Does money make you happy? Are married people happier? All this and lots more in this week's episode.

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Links

Low expectations

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/ambigamy/201408/the-secret-happiness-and-compassion-low-expectations

Explaining Happiness

https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1633144100

The discontented pony

http://ponymadbooklovers.blogspot.com/2018/07/book-review-by-tintin-discontented-pony.html