Happiness is nice but it won't solve the world's problems

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast we speak to Sam Wren-Lewis, author of 'The Happiness Problem: Expecting Better in an Uncertain World'. In his book, Sam argues that the way we're thinking about happiness in modern societies is wrong. We're not seeing the bigger picture because we're so focused on control and distracted by our to-do lists.It's time to stop going to war with reality and accept and understand our vulnerability. Talking through examples of capitalism, climate change, social inequality and democratic disagreement we uncover ways in which we may be able to make real, progressive social change.Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-happiness-problemIntro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.