{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3e7b3be-7600-55a2-ab13-90336700cf18/6a69842525e6bb2217c71742?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#260 Declan Edwards — Why Chasing Happiness Is Making You Miserable & the 5 Skills to Actually Create It","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6225fae2118c5487cf94dff4/1785299613403-29c1baeb-d396-4e8e-a947-fc96b63db23f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week I sat down with Declan Edwards, known as That Happiness Guy, and this one is going to make you rethink everything you thought you knew about happiness.</p><p><br></p><p>Declan is a happiness researcher, founder of BU Happiness College, holds a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, and has shared his work everywhere from TEDx stages to the United Nations. His brand new book How To Be Happy is out now through Wiley, and it challenges a really powerful assumption — that happiness is something you find, achieve or stumble into if the circumstances are right.It isn't. Happiness is a skillset. And most of us were simply never taught how.</p><p><br></p><p>We get into why Australians are pouring billions into the self-help industry yet becoming less happy, not more. We talk about the real predictor of happiness — and spoiler, it isn't success or money. We dig into why small daily actions matter far more than big life milestones, and Declan walks us through the five practical, science-backed skills that actually move the needle.</p><p><br></p><p>This is one of those conversations that is equal parts challenging and practical. Declan is warm, sharp and genuinely walks the talk. I think you are going to love this one.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why we have been sold the wrong idea of happiness</li><li>Why global happiness levels are dropping despite record self-help spending</li><li>The real predictor of happiness — and it's not success</li><li>Why chasing happiness is actually working against you</li><li>The five skills to create happiness in everyday life</li><li>Working with your emotions instead of fighting them</li><li>How to train your brain to notice the good without ignoring the hard stuff</li><li>Getting clear on your values and building a life with direction and purpose</li><li>Why small daily actions matter more than big life milestones</li><li>How To Be Happy — Declan's new book and what's inside it</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Declan's Book — How To Be Happy</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://amazon.com.au/How-Be-Happy-Chasing-Happiness-ebook/dp/B0H6R5MWDX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Be-Happy-Chasing-Happiness</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Declan</strong></p><p><strong>Website</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://declanedwards.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://declanedwards.com.au/</a></p><p><strong>Instagram</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/declanedwards_bu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/declanedwards_bu/</a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-edwards-bu-happiness-college/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-edwards-bu-happiness-college/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Cooper</strong></p><p><strong>Workshop and Speaking Enquiries</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><a href=\"https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH</a></p><p><strong>1% Good Club Book</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr</a></p><p><a href=\"https://amzn.to/46ve1i2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.to/46ve1i2</a></p><p><strong>Instagram</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/</a></p><p><strong>TikTok</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman</a>_</p><p><strong>LinkedIn</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/</a></p><p><strong>The Good Human Factory Instagram</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/</a></p><p><strong>The Good Human Factory</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com</a></p><p>THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020</p>","author_name":"The Good Human Factory"}