A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)

This podcast episode explores the paradox of happiness and the stability of happiness levels across countries and individuals. It delves into the concept of psychological adaptation, the existence of a control system for maintaining stability in happiness levels, and the evolutionary reasons behind mood modulation. The episode also discusses the unconscious mood-lowering system and the impact of external circumstances on happiness. It challenges the idea that our outer lives determine our well-being and emphasizes the complexity of human experiences and the unreliability of memory. The episode concludes with a discussion on regrets, wisdom, and the evolving nature of beliefs and values.