As a start to the special new “back to school” season of The Happiness Lab, Dr. Laurie hits the new season with an informative session with Dr. Angela Duckworth about how changing our surroundings can make achievement easier and help bring out our best selves.
Key Takeaways:
- Build situational awareness: Pay attention to how your behavior changes across different environments and around different people to better understand the influence of your situation.
- Rethink willpower: Rather than simply pushing yourself harder, Duckworth suggests examining your physical space, peers, mentors, and culture for changes that could make your goals easier to reach.
- Practice situational agency: Your circumstances aren’t necessarily fixed, and changing what’s around you can turn your situation from an obstacle into an ally.
The Happiness Lab explores the latest scientific research and shares surprising and inspiring stories that challenge how we think about happiness. New episodes usually air every Monday.
