An Evolutionary Psychology Podcast for Finding Happiness in the Modern World
Dr. Doug discusses some important findings about understanding your self-esteem. For many years and even today, self-esteem is considered the crux of happiness and fulfillment in life. Often thought of like a vitamin, many psychologists assume that we “need” self-esteem in daily doses to feel accepted, happy, and satisfied with life.
Dr. Doug discusses this notion and offers an alternative way to look at sel-esteem.
In this interview, Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD, psychologist with over 30 years experience discusses some of his most important findings regarding health, happiness, and everything in between.
Dr. Doug talks about some important findings that suggest that the purpose of life (biologically) is quite simple – to spread our own genes and ensure their survival into the next few generations. Because of this, our entire biology, physiology, and psychology is built around this goal. It’s been like this for the entire history of our species and we have survived in nature due to this goal. All of a sudden, comes the modern environment of convenience and innovation in an incredibly short time frame. With this new environment comes a new set of challenges that our brains were never designed to solve. As a result, people may end up chasing happiness in all the wrong ways.
Dr. Doug will discuss a novel approach to find your path to happiness.
In our very first episode, Nate G talks with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD about the purpose of life, happiness vs. pleasure, and the psychological mechanisms that guide our behavior.
Dr. Doug talks about some important findings that suggest that the purpose of life (biologically) is quite simple – to spread our own genes and ensure their survival into the next few generations. Because of this, our entire biology, physiology, and psychology is built around this goal. It’s been like this for the entire history of our species and we have survived in nature due to this goal. All of a sudden, comes the modern environment of convenience and innovation in an incredibly short time frame. With this new environment comes a new set of challenges that our brains were never designed to solve. In this podcast and in future episodes, Dr. Lisle methodically describes what role the mind and, therefore, our behavior plays in our life experience and satisfaction.