Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://www.betweenthelines.media/youtube Subscribe to the channel: https://youtube.com/betweenthelinesanimations The Happiness Hypothesis By Jonathan Haidt | Animated Book Summary | Between The Lines There's more great info in the book, pick it up here: http://amzn.to/1TIiQZq The Happiness Hypothesis comes from the scientific examination of ancient scriptures and writings, like The Bhagavad Gita, The Bible, and The Quran. The book covers being happy internally and external. For internal happiness we need to increase our happiness set point, which can be done through meditation, Cognitive Therapy, or by taking Prozac. Then we also need to have difficult goals that we can achieve that will give us immediate feedback on if we're making progress or not. We can do this by having hobbies such as skiing or working to make friends in the community. Our goals can be to do a certain amount of acts of kindness per day or ski a certain hill. We need to also make $70,000 per year at a minimum. If we don't do that, we have a lot of stress in our lives about not being able to make enough money. Any more money made then that and our happiness set point only goes up a minimal amount. Although it still goes up. But mo money, mo problems, it may not be worth it. In summary we need to increase our default happiness set point, we need to make money, we need to be involved in great social relationships, and we need to have cool hobbies that we can do, combine your hobby and your relationships with others for a deadly combination of happiness. Remember young lady, if you want to pick up this book, grab it at this link: http://amzn.to/1TIiQZq If you'd like to support our channel you can donate to our Patreon account at: https://www.patreon.com/BetweentheLines Or subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/betweenthelines1 Or by liking us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/betweennthel... Or our twitter which just got itself up at: https://www.twitter.com/betweentheIine1 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ChQyGnfPm4

Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://www.betweenthelines.media/youtube Subscribe to the channel to get the rest of the laws as they come out: https://www.youtube.com/betweenthelinesanimations 12 RULES FOR LIFE, JORDAN PETERSON SUMMARY - LAW 1: STAND UP STRAIGHT WITH YOUR SHOULDERS BACK Jordan Peterson has been in the news a lot lately, and has really blown up and changed the way many people see the world. For better or for worse. Personally, I find he has said some great things and is a great beacon of light for the generation that is coming into adulthood. I've learned a lot from him and hope to learn a lot more from him in the future. Pick up his book 12 Rules for Life on Amazon or at a bookstore. It's a great introduction into self help from Jordan Petersons unique world. The first rule in Jordan Petersons book 12 Rules For Life is to Stand up Straight with your shoulders back. Seems like a silly rule to start a book off with, no? Why would he recommend this? Because Hierarchy is built into evolution, and good posture signifies high status. It goes back millions of years in evolution, and if we look at lobsters, who have a lot in common with us, we will see why. When lobsters get mature they lose their shell and get soft until they develop a new, thicker shell. In this time of need they need shelter, and a cave rock that can have a shell dragged over the entrance to disguise it is a highly in demand asset. Often lobsters will fight for this place. The winner will go on to strut around with big posture, and have his in demand household. Girl lobsters will want to mate with him to get his good genetics. The loser will adopt a shelled up posture. Having been defeated, it remains defeated forever and will adopt a subordinates brain. It won’t even fight lobsters that it’s already defeated. Winning and losing are both cycles. If you win, you will continue to win. If you lose, you’ll continue to lose. As evidenced by this bible quote: “To those who have everything, more will be given. From those who have nothing, everything will be taken.” If you are winning in life, you’ll have better posture, your brain will produce more serotonin and dopamine, which will allow you to think further into the future as you’ll have reason to believe the future will be bright. Whereas if you’re in a losing cycle, you have a shorter outlook and are more likely to partake in drugs and alcohol as an escape. Standing up straight is step one of a winning cycle. Your body will produce more dopamine and seratonin. If you have proper posture, it is a symbolic way of saying you are voluntarily facing the world and its hardships. When people encounter you, they won’t automatically take you for a low status person. You then have mo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNvIbMbFC8