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Happiness 2.0: Surprising Sources of Joy | Hidden Brain Media VEDANTAM: Jennifer moved to Japan for graduate school. There's been a little bit of research from economists actually looking at this. We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? MCWHORTER: Language is a parade, and nobody sits at a parade wishing that everybody would stand still. What techniques did that person use to persuade you? It Takes Two: The Interpersonal Nature of Empathic Accuracy, What Do You Do When Things Go Right? I just don't want to do it. This week, in the second installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Todd Kashdan looks at the relationship between distress and happiness, and ho, Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. So to give you a very quick wrap-up is that some effects are big, but even when effects aren't big, they can be interesting or important for other reasons - either because they are very broad or because they apply to things that we think are really important in our culture. Parents and peers influence our major life choices. Decoding Emotions - Transcripts As soon as you move the leg, it becomes a different leg. And you say that dictionaries in some ways paint an unrealistic portrait of a language. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #11: (Speaking Russian). But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. GEACONE-CRUZ: It's a Sunday afternoon, and it's raining outside. So LOL was an internet abbreviation meaning laugh out loud or laughing out loud, but LOL in common usage today doesn't necessarily mean hysterical laughter. I think that it's better to think of language as a parade that either you're watching, or frankly, that you're in, especially because the people are never going to stand still. But can you imagine someone without imagining their gender? Hidden Brain. And you suddenly get a craving for potato chips, and you realize that you have none in the kitchen, and there's nothing else you really want to eat. How big are the differences that we're talking about, and how big do you think the implications are for the way we see the world? And it's just too much of an effort, and you can't be bothered to do it, even though it's such a small thing. They can be small differences but important in other ways. We're speaking today with cognitive science professor Lera Boroditsky about language. VEDANTAM: If languages are shaped by the way people see the world, but they also shape how people see the world, what does this mean for people who are bilingual? And maybe the convenience store or the shop is really not that far away. Relationships 2.0: What Makes Relationships Thrive | Hidden Brain Media UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: (Speaking foreign language). VEDANTAM: If you're bilingual or you're learning a new language, you get what Jennifer experienced - the joy of discovering a phrase that helps you perfectly encapsulate a feeling or an experience. VEDANTAM: I love this analogy you have in the book where you mention how, you know, thinking that a word has only one meaning is like looking at a snapshot taken at one point in a person's life and saying this photograph represents the entirety of what this person looks like. If you dont see any jobs posted there, feel free to send your resume and cover letter to [emailprotected] and well keep your materials on hand for future openings on the show. Go behind the scenes, see what Shankar is reading and find more useful resources and links. If you're studying a new language, you might discover these phrases not. Flight attendant Steven Slater slides from a plane after quitting. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Listen on the Reuters app. FDA blocks human trials for Neuralink brain implants. 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How To Breathe Correctly For Optimal Health, Mood, Learning Copyright Hidden Brain Media | Privacy Policy, direct support to Hidden Brain by making a gift on our Patreon page, sponsorship opportunities on Hidden Brain. This week, we continue our look at the science of influence with psychologist Robert Cialdini, and explore how these techniques can be used for both good and evil. You have to do it in order to fit into the culture and to speak the language. Which I think is probably important with the reality that this edifice that you're teaching is constantly crumbling. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page. When we come back, we dig further into the way that gender works in different languages and the pervasive effects that words can play in our lives. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. GEACONE-CRUZ: It describes this feeling so perfectly in such a wonderfully packaged, encapsulated way, and you can just - it rolls off the tongue, and you can just throw it. Read the episode transcript. He's a defender of language on the move, but I wanted to know if there were things that irritated even him. VEDANTAM: It took just one week of living in Japan for Jennifer to pick up an important, VEDANTAM: There isn't a straightforward translation of this phrase in English. If you're a monolingual speaker of one of these languages, you're very likely to say that the word chair is masculine because chairs are, in fact, masculine, right? And what's cool about languages, like the languages spoken in Pormpuraaw, is that they don't use words like left and right, and instead, everything is placed in cardinal directions like north, south, east and west. So - but if I understand correctly, I would be completely at sea if I visited this aboriginal community in Australia because I have often absolutely no idea where I am or where I'm going. In this week's My Unsung Hero, Sarah Feldman thanks someone for their gift more than 20 years ago. So it's, VEDANTAM: The moment she heard it, Jennifer realized mendokusai was incredibly. So act like Monday. Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. VEDANTAM: I asked Lera how describing the word chair or the word bridge as masculine or feminine changes the way that speakers of different languages think about those concepts. Please do not republish our logo, name or content digitally or distribute to more than 10 people without written permission. BORODITSKY: And when they were trying to act like Wednesday, they would act like a woman BORODITSKY: Which accords with grammatical gender in Russian. out. Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals, and just trying to get everything done. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. She once visited an aboriginal community in northern Australia and found the language they spoke forced her mind to work in new ways. Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. So I think that nobody would say that they don't think language should change. VEDANTAM: The moment she heard it, Jennifer realized mendokusai was incredibly useful. Stay with us. So when I ask you to, say, imagine a man walking down the street, well, in your imagery, you're going to have some details completed and some will be left out. If you grew up speaking a language other than English, you probably reach for words in your native tongue without even thinking about it. Rightly Crossing the Rubicon: Evaluating Goal Self-Concordance Prior to Selection Helps People Choose More Intrinsic Goals, by Kennon M. Sheldon, Mike Prentice, and Evgeny Osin, Journal of Research in Personality, 2019. And then if you are going to be that elliptical, why use the casual word get? But if you prefer life - the unpredictability of life - then living language in many ways are much more fun. Perspectives on the Situation by Harry T. Reis, and John G. Holmes, in The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012. We also look at how. How to Foster Perceived Partner Responsiveness: High-Quality LIstening is Key, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS), Toward Understanding Understanding:The Importance of Feeling Understood in Relationships, Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts are Influenced by Self-Esteem and Relationship Threat, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Minimizes Defensive Reactions to Failure, Assessing the Seeds of Relationship Decay: Using Implicit Evaluations to Detect the Early Stages of Disillusionment. They often feel angry about it, and you think this anger is actually telling. So for example, if Sam grabbed a hammer and struck the flute in anger, that would be one description, like, Sam broke the flute. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? So the word for the is different for women than for men, and it's also different for forks versus spoons and things like that. What do you do for christmas with your family? But if you ask bilinguals, who have learned two languages and now they know that some genders disagree across the two languages, they're much less likely to say that it's because chairs are intrinsically masculine. this is hidden brain I'm Shankar Vedantam in the classic TV series Star Trek Mister Spock has a foolproof technique for accurately reading the thoughts and feelings of others the Vulcan mind I am Spock you James our minds are moving closer most most here are kind of hard we have new technology that gives us direct access to the minds of others so It takes, GEACONE-CRUZ: It's this phrase that describes something between I can't be, bothered or I don't want to do it or I recognize the incredible effort that goes into. GEACONE-CRUZ: It's this phrase that describes something between I can't be bothered or I don't want to do it or I recognize the incredible effort that goes into something, even though it shouldn't be so much of an effort. Why researchers should think real-world: A conceptual rationale, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life, 2012. All episodes of Hidden Brain - Chartable Hidden Brain Episodes Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. He says there are things we can do to make sure our choices align with our deepest values. Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. Look at it. MCWHORTER: Yes, Shankar, that's exactly it. Accuracy and availability may vary. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) I'm willing to get involved. Lots of languages make a distinction between things that are accidents and things that are intentional actions. You know, lots of people blow off steam about something they think is wrong, but very few people are willing to get involved and do something about it. It's just how I feel. Watch Your Mouth | Hidden Brain : NPR If it is the first time you login, a new account will be created automatically. BORODITSKY: Yeah. You know, it's Lady Liberty and Lady Justice. Young people have always used language in new and different ways, and it's pretty much always driven older people crazy. But it's a lovely example of how language can guide you to discover something about the world that might take you longer to discover if you didn't have that information in language. Growing up, I understood this word to mean for a very short time, as in John McWhorter was momentarily surprised. . Welcome to HIDDEN BRAIN. And, of course, you always have to wonder, well, could it be that speakers of these different languages are actually seeing different kinds of bridges? VEDANTAM: Jennifer moved to Japan for graduate school. In this month's Radio Replay, we ask whether the structure of the languages we speak can change the way we see the world. What Do You Do When Things Go Right? So it's easy to think, oh, I could imagine someone without thinking explicitly about what they're wearing. That is the direction of writing in Hebrew and Arabic, going from right to left. So the way you say hi in Kuuk Thaayorre is to say, which way are you heading? something, even though it shouldn't be so much of an effort. There's not a bigger difference you could find than 100 percent of the measurement space. This week, in the second installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Todd Kashdan looks at the relationship between distress and happiness, and how to keep difficult emotions from sabotaging our wellbeing. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life.

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