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If you’re So smart, why Aren’t You Happy?

by Raj Raghunathan
🎧 12 min listen Mindfulness & Happiness

Explore why highly intelligent and successful people often sabotage their own happiness, and learn how to break these toxic habits for good.

Key Ideas
Chapter 1 The Curse of the Brilliant Mind and the Happiness Paradox.

The very traits that drive success, like a need for control and analytical thinking, directly undermine joy. True happiness requires prioritizing flow…

Chapter 2 The Hedonic Treadmill and the Seduction of Superiority. 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Desperation for Love vs. The Need to Give. 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Tyranny of the Control Freak. 🔒

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Chapter 5 The Cynic’s Trap and the Magic of Smart Trust. 🔒

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Chapter 6 The Poison of Obsession and the Dispassionate Pursuit of Passion. 🔒

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Chapter 7 The Addiction to the Intellect and the Power of Mindfulness. 🔒

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Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Abundance Mindset. 🔒

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Raj Raghunathan reveals the seven psychological traps that
cause smart people to be miserable. By shifting from a
scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset, you can stop
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