From the course: How to Train Your Brain For Happiness

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The social brain

The social brain

- Imagine a scenario where you wake up every morning feeling enthusiastic and just joyous going to work. Imagine you go to work and you feel a sense of respect, a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose and meaning by your colleagues and from your boss. Imagine a scenario where you actually want to put in overtime and put in your 100% into your company to help the bottom line. There's a word for this actually. And unfortunately, it doesn't come from English. There's a word in Danish called arbejdsgloede, happiness at work. And so this is why learning to be happy at work, investing in happiness is crucial, not just for your individual well-being, but for your corporate well-being as well. As a researcher on brain science, behavioral health, I investigate what is it that makes for a happy brain. In "Science of a Happy Brain," the book that I've recently written, I investigate what are the sabotages that prevent us from…

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