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Episode #57 with Special Guest Kate Sweeny

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For episode 57 we are joined by psychologist Dr Kate Sweeny. We got Kate on the podcast to chat to us about a recent article she wrote on the downside to positive thinking and the upside to pessimism! As usual we cover a range of topics including the benefits of negativity and worry, happiness and the empathy blind spot, climate and its influence on happiness, nihilism, the effects of mindfulness and meditation, and extreme optimism and preparing for the worst. You can read the article that stimulated this interesting discussion at https://goo.gl/4FgaiK

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