From the course: How to Train Your Brain For Happiness
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In a crisis: Tribe
From the course: How to Train Your Brain For Happiness
In a crisis: Tribe
- The last pillar I want to share with you is that of compassion and why compassion is so important for investing in your happiness. To help you with that understanding, I'd like to share with you a story I recount in the book, Science of a Happy Brain, a true story about 9/11, what took place in the aftermath of that calamity. As many people know, 9/11, here in New York was a day of deep tragedy, but it was also a day of deep heroism and empathy and compassion. Something called Operation Boatlift took place. In the course of nine hours, random sea vessels, from garbage trucks to corporate vessels to tugboats, to ferries, came to the Southern Sea Wall of Manhattan by Wall Street and rescued over half a million people in the course of nine days, due to the fact that all other modes of transportation were no longer possible. I share the story in the book to help you understand and recognize that in a crisis, we do the right…
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