Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Why Am I Unhappy?
1 hour 33 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2026 at 5:35 pm.
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We often imagine that feelings of unhappiness come from outside us — in our circumstances or the difficult people in our lives. But what if the forces that erode our happiness come from within? Psychologist George Loewenstein joins us to explore why our minds nudge us toward the negative, even when we want to feel happy. He also offers ways to better understand these forces and lessen their power over us. And on Your Questions Answered, psychologist Alison Ledgerwood returns to respond to your questions about our tendency to focus on the negative.