Joy is a Risk Worth Taking (#324)

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What if joy isn’t a reward for when life goes well, but the thing that helps us survive when it doesn’t? Psychologist and Stanford lecturer Kelly McGonigal reveals that joy is not the same as happiness, and that many of us quietly push it away without realizing it. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why happiness needs everything to be good, while joy needs just one thing Why so many of us protect ourselves from joy, and why anxiety can feel safer How power and success can make connection, and joy,…