Sneak Peek - A video about happiness
Added 2023-11-10 23:34:27 +0000 UTCHello wonderful Patreon supporters,
Hope you've had a lovely week! We've been working hard on a new video that should be out in the next few days -- here's a sneak peek. As usual, if you have feedback, comments, ideas, concerns, please share them here. We really really value your insights.
Thanks,
Petr on behalf of Derek, Casper, Han, Peter, Emily, and the entire growing Veritasium team.
P.S. I called my parents and scheduled to get a coffee with a friend when I saw the first edit of this video. I hope this scientific look at what makes people happy also reminds you to prioritise relationships with people who matter to you.
Comments
I like the different speaker on memory. Love the finish product and insight on the process.
Bryan Baker
2023-11-17 04:18:59 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure the book is this: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Good-Life/Robert-Waldinger/9781982166694 I listened to it on Audible a few months ago and highly recommend it if this topic is of interest. That said, this video is a great summary of the most important points.
Aaron Koblin
2023-11-16 06:36:31 +0000 UTCINFINITY power,,,,you can only imagine,,,,,,,is less than infinite
Marco Currin
2023-11-13 14:58:29 +0000 UTCOk your soul is in the future with the thing that creates all of life,,its how you die and comeback ,,,,so the soul passes thru a BINDI black hole into the past and present where your BODY IS REFLECTING LIGHT,,,,ok,,but you gotta flow faster than light to see light in a body slower than light ,,why we only see 1/2 body ever ,,,world flat world round,,,,YOU THOUGHT THE BODY WAS WHOLE,,,and your always in a place b4 light created,,,thats called the future singularity of gods other half see
Marco Currin
2023-11-13 14:57:44 +0000 UTCGreat video, esp for the holiday season. Well done
Keith Arnold
2023-11-11 14:23:39 +0000 UTCWhen you "ask older people about their lives", what _do_ they regret? _Do_ they have regrets? Are these same older people living alone or with family? I'm curious if the responses are colored by being so used to having long-term relationships that the money is the only thing that stood out in their mind.
John Cox
2023-11-11 13:55:32 +0000 UTCI'm not sure the book was mentioned. I'm curious now if this was a book published for the public or a book of data primarily intended for the study.
chromicacid
2023-11-11 12:50:24 +0000 UTCI also tell my friends that when I ask older people about their lives they never regret not being rich or not working hard. But I think it’s important to add that we don’t live only to be happy after we retire. At each age there are different things that make us happy and we tent to forget what was important for us in the past. Maybe that could be mentioned at the end of the video
Ondrej Gracias
2023-11-11 08:19:07 +0000 UTChttps://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/loneliness-social-isolation-death-577009bb?st=1gtkrq7rpy5mfk1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Did you see this? Just published Thursday and in the WSJ today (Friday)
Robert Blum
2023-11-11 08:07:27 +0000 UTCGreat topic and thank you for that! It doesn’t answer few of my questions though: – marriage makes us live longer. But is it the relationship itself or is it because married people also tend to eat healthier or something like that? – relationship are super important but what if you have some unhealthy relationships? I feel like toxic relationships probably make our lives worse but I don’t see data for that. So my question is if (some or most) bad relationships make us still live longer than too few relationships. Thank you for pointing out the relation between wealthy and happy. That’s what I’ve been thinking about recently and couldn’t figure out why some studies show positive relation even for very high income. That’s a hugely important takeaway for me personally.
Ondrej Gracias
2023-11-11 07:58:48 +0000 UTCThis is a timely topic personally as I've been reflecting on similar topicsz and your video doesn't disappoint. The Waldinger serves as a great rock of the video. As feedback, the Innocence project as data point on memory doesn't quite fit. I see the motivation on memory but as associated with trial outcomes feels out of theme with the rest of the video (though I find that information very compelling in its own right). I had to rewatch that section as at first listen I didn't understand the connection. Great work as always and I look forward to the final product.
Bryan Baker
2023-11-11 06:42:18 +0000 UTCHah. The shirt was a distraction for me also but in a fun way.
Bryan Baker
2023-11-11 06:41:44 +0000 UTCJust a few comments: - Agree on the T-shirt, can‘t you use a more neutral T-shirt or the same one you use in the video interview. - When you switch back and forth between the interview and the presenter view, the hand gestures/ positions of where he is are sometimes out of sync. This is distracting. - The Kahneman study that income above a certain threshold doesn’t affect happiness and the new study contradicting parts of it probably needs some graphics to go along with the explanation. I didn’t quite get it the first time - 19:34 he talks about a book. What book? If it was mentioned before I missed it.
Robert Blum
2023-11-11 06:28:49 +0000 UTCA couple things: 1. Define "happiness". Is it similar or related to pleasure, well being, joy, a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose, or feeling at peace? 2. The bottom line of your shirt is cut off this entire video and it's driving me nuts :). "Two things are infinite: the universe, and human..." What? Human what?
chromicacid
2023-11-11 05:30:03 +0000 UTC
