You Don't Find Happiness, You Create It | Katarina Blom | TEDxGöteborg

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Published 2018-05-07
Why is it so hard to find that life of meaning, and connection, and happiness we long for? Why can't we just live in our "happy place" all the time?
According to psychologist Katarina Blom, the brain is not always on your side when it comes to well-being. Survival, absolutely. The rest, not so much. But there is hope!
In this personal and inspiring talk, Katarina Blom lets you in on a few secrets of the mind - and how you can cultivate happiness by befriending your brain. Katarina Blom is a psychologist, a co-founder of a gym for the mind, the first author to publish a Swedish book on positive psychology, and she is the creator of one of the biggest digital platforms on psychology in Sweden. Also, she is an Acroyoga instructor. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
  • @onceuponatime.podcast
    TED Talks is a great place for people learning English , for listening skill. Thanks
  • @alegna444
    "your brain is concerned that you survive throughout this day, it's less concerned that you're a happy survivor".
  • @54tutu8
    2:20 it's not just about positive thinking 4:20 we have a better chance at controlling our actions 6:44 diary study: negative effect of a setback was more than twice as strong as the positive effect of a success 8:00 negativity bias 9:20 happiness is a skill that we all can work on 10:58 exercise: [send] appreciative gratitude text to someone that you care for 12:24 harvard study: happiness doesn't come from wealth, fame or working hard [but] relationships
  • @PiyushKumar-lg9is
    Had me in tears towards the end. For whoever needs to hear this, just hang in there, this too shall pass
  • @miltonjunior5173
    Two things: first, happiness is inner, is not a destination, but how you walk along the way. Second , replacing bad habits with good ones takes time and discipline and focus on only one at a time. And don’t forget to celebrate all the tiny achievements.
  • @marksheraton5953
    It is the people in these Ted Talks videos that have got me through the past 5 years. I do not have anyone in my life to sit and share who i am with, but i know if i was to talk to these people they would understand. That is good enough for me . xx
  • @josepablobolanos
    I'm a Psychologist, too. And, of all the talks on happiness I've listened to, this is probably the best one yet. At least for my high school students.
  • @user-oi3yb7mm7h
    When we succeed, we must not forget our past. When we fail, we must remember there is still tomorrow. When the path leads to nowhere, we can always take another path. We can make a diversion.
  • @Erickaosoad
    She is amazing! She speaks so peacefully and helpful! I would love spend a lot of time talking to her! Great TedTalks!
  • @naiematussakinah5975
    I learn to improve my English while watching ted talk. And. After one year, im able to speak fluently in english,i guess if i retake my muet exam, i could possibly get band 4. That's what i called systematic 😎
  • @caroltian9957
    It’s better to control our action, rather than our thoughts. The quality of relationship matters more. Really amazing speech! To create happiness from now on. Let’s begin!
  • @aqibzafar4275
    One of the way how get happiness is talk like this lady, speaking peacefully. It creates softness in listening too.
  • @irisreteach5915
    Thanks to her I know I'm happy though I'm single, unemployed for almost one year. Because I have family, friends always ready to back me up. Thank you so much.
  • @nimishapal6402
    she brings a lot of positivity in her talk and how beautifully and calmly connected as evident in the second time exercise of clapping..it makes us realise how even in such short interval we could connect and make people believe in you...
  • @nenginggrifitriya5154
    Wow amazing speech!👏🏻 I think this video is so suitable for young people in their 20s, including myself, who are in the early stages of quarter life crisis. In this phase we begin to question what goals and achievements we should get in our life. One of them is happiness. We wonder "where can I find happiness?", "how to find happiness?". It's all about "finding happiness". Whereas happiness is a skill that we all can work on. I’ve heard many people say that "happiness is created from ourselves, not be sought", I never believed that sentence until I finally did it myself. We should control our action not just about our positive thinking to create happiness, because if we only worrying our thought about how to be happy, it won't change anything. Let’s start an action to creating happiness by ourselves for a better life.
  • @phhafff
    The best talk for my current struggling situations. Thanks Katarina Blom and TEDx Talks for bringing a great talk 💕💕
  • @andrewaupositivepsychology
    Thank you TEDx Talks for organizing this and Katarina for sharing interesting studies on happiness and your recommendation of building quality relationships. Let us not find but create happiness together as a human race in spite of the challenges brought by the current pandemic. BE (VERY) BLESSED!