Episode #33: How to harness self-reflection to do hard things, develop psychological richness and create optimal happiness, with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener

2024-01-02

We interview Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness, about his extensive research in these areas and his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology to coaching. We explore the concept of psychological richness and its practical implications for improving our quality of life, the distinction between happiness and optimal happiness, and why self-reflection and engaging in difficult things is so important for improving our well-being. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his...

Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research has taken him to such far-flung places as Greenland, India, Kenya, and Israel. He has authored seven books, including the 2007 PROSE Award winner "The Courage Quotient," "Happiness," and the New York Times bestseller "The Upside of Your Dark Side," with Dr. Todd Kashdan, one of our first guests on Flourish FM. His most recent book is "Positive Provocation: 25 Questions to Elevate Your Coaching Practice," published in 2023. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters, two of which are “citation classics” (each cited more than 1,000 times).

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Time stamps:

01:49 - Optimal Happiness and Psychological Richness

03:09 - Defining Well-being and Happiness

04:42 - The Importance of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Aspects of Well-being