Your Happiness Doesn't Depend on Other People Changing [41]

Joy Lab | strengthen your mental health with the science of joy · Jan 11, 2023 · 1m

The element for this episode is "inspiration." We explored this element last episode, busting the myth that you need to be fixed. In the episode, we're talking more about the myths of change. There's a jargon-y term that applies here, it's called the "fallacy of change." This is the belief that in order to be happy, to feel comfortable with ourselves, that something needs to change. We may believe we need to change, but often, we think someone else or something else needs to change. We'll dive into this myth/fallacy more in this episode. The paradox is, after we acknowledge this myth and move…