Environmental Psychology Playlist

Where joy hides and how to find it | Ingrid Fetell Lee

Cherry blossoms and rainbows, bubbles and googly eyes: Why do some things seem to create such universal joy? In this captivating talk, Ingrid Fetell Lee reveals the surprisingly tangible roots of joy and shows how we all can find -- and create -- more of it in the world around us.

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Where joy hides and how to find it | Ingrid Fetell Lee

Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck | Christian Busch | TEDxConnecticutCollege

Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors and other mishaps. What if we could use such unpredictability to our advantage? LSE and New York University professor Dr Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unplanned moments can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles, and create new opportunities.

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Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck | Christian Busch | TEDxConnecticutCollege

Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You | Sam Gosling | Talks at Google

Author Sam Gosling visits Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA, to discuss his book "Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You". This event took place June 17, 2008, as part of the authors@google series. Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you?

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Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You | Sam Gosling | Talks at Google

The paradox of choice

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.

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