The Happiness Podcast

In a world filled with constant opinions, social media debates, and pressure to react to every event, choosing not to engage can be a powerful way to protect our mental well-being.

We book the flight, pack the bags, and arrive somewhere beautiful, only to find that our stress, anxiety, and worries have packed themselves right alongside us.

When the brilliant writer William F. Buckley Jr. was asked for the secret to happiness, his answer was disarmingly simple: “Don’t grow up.” In this episode, Dr. Robert Puff unpacks why that deceptively playful response may be one of the most profound pieces of wisdom we can carry into adult life.

What if you had to relive your last 24 hours again and again, forever? Would you feel regret or peace?

While longevity is often associated with physical habits, the “Dick Van Dyke secret” highlights the profound impact of emotional regulation on cellular health.

Dr. Robert Puff examines why play is more than a break from work and stress, using the ancient concept of Lila (divine play) to show how life itself can be a joyful expression of existence.

In this episode of The Happiness Podcast, Dr. Robert Puff reflects on how the pursuit of “more” — better relationships, higher salaries, or dream homes — often fails to deliver lasting fulfillment, and why emptiness can follow us even after we reach our goals.