The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits

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Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh’s Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran’s father chose to look on the bright side and offer thanks instead for the acts of kindness friends and neighbors showed them. How was such optimism possible?

Simran – author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life – explains how practicing positive habits and living by our values as often as we can will really help when a crisis arises.

The Host

Dr. Laurie Santos

Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Professor and podcast host Dr. Laurie Santos is an expert on human cognition and the…