Dr. Andrew Weil: The Pursuit of Happiness | Big Think Mentor
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@painapple9039
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Contentment stifles creativity. If you are happy why would you change things? On the other hand if you are unhappy you will look for solutions to reach happiness/contentment.
@Lookbehideyou69
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
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@therealjordiano
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
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@hammondcraig07
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
He's pretty much spot on.
@jacobparasite
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
The fuck is happening?
@riniks112
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
I was under the impression that depression actually kills creativity.
@yuuuyuuyu
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
the md next to his name is kind of funny :p
@BomberChoi
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
i dont understand how they can let this fool speak on their channel. this guy rejects everything that big think stands for: the ideals of the enlightenment movement, rationalism, empirism etc. this quack makes a living telling people lies about water memory, energy healing, quantum woo and other magical stuff. and before you tell me that he went wo harvard: im aware of that but there isnt an idea too crazy to find someone with a doctoral degree to support it.
@biller2000
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
He has changed my way thinking toward myself and towards how I think about other people!
@biller2000
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Me too!!!
@biller2000
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
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@ShiZy95
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
my mind has just been blown
@AdeelKhan1
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
hmm makes sense
@rustile306
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Emotional intelligence is being able to see what emotions other people are displaying and how you might be able to change their emotions. It also includes being able to recognize your own emotions and manage them.
This doesn't really exist in another ream than what you might call "conventional intelligence" but is pretty much a function of it.
@bonnaroo1812
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Yes or he did use the 'N' word – NEGATIVE. OPEN YOUR EARS rondmc93, jezzzzzz .
@kuwait85
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Agreed. always being "up there" is one point of view. Our moods should vary. Observing perspective
@azure7687
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
I agree our moods should vary. This is so interesting.
@azure7687
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Look within. Its called emotional intelligence.
@azure7687
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
I call it satisfaction I'm studying myself and learning so much!
@shaileshmaskare1
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
wow, just brilliant! Always think positive!!
@TobyKral007
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
we need a TED talk from this guy
@sammerro
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
sokrates
@mikegibney6738
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
You clearly don't understand what he's talking about.
@KalElKryptonsFinest
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Why so? How does the human condition become irrelevant unless we are extinct?
@marxvlog
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
As someone who is both a psychologist and who has chronic depression, I see a great deal of value in it.
@aidanmoon713
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Genius is defined by the people, the person that maybe that genius would never consider that he may be that nor the thrill of thinking to be that, there maybe a romance of the idea. We define genius by what that person did or has done.
You have your own opinion on miserable, if you think it to be that it will be that, change the mind set, your brain will not do it all for you. You have to fix things for yourself, Talking to others stimulates you but will not drive you, find your own drive!-
@dias17se
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
This channel is amazing.
@LeonidasGGG
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Brilliant! I blame advertisement and consumptionism for people's lack of happiness. "You can only be happy if you have this" is the wrong message we're sending to our young.
@Evija3000
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
One artwork wade within a depression can inspire many people.
@larryhammersley9410
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
there may be value in depression? Get The Fuck Out of Here.
@MikevanHattum
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
I totally agree. I used to be "depressed" (using the term loosely here) back when I was working as a webdeveloper. After a burn-out the employment office told me they would NOT place me back in the IT branch so I had to pick something else. As I love to be creative and I really love history I decided I wanted to become a blacksmith.
Nowadays when I have a low moment, a moment of contempt or anger I go to my forge and hammer it out. Making quite remarkable stuff. And that makes me happy 🙂
@AlmostEthical
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Thanks, but I prefer making whacky music clips 🙂
@horacelynch3460
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
Sadly,I guess,in 100 years none of it will make a difference.
@IslandRai
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
I'd honestly rather the miserable genius life. A choice of unproductive happiness over depressive genius is an extremely selfish, athough vice versa is extremely selfless. I guess it all comes down to what kind of person you are.
@jeanette1946
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
there is a link just below the date this video was published which leads you to Weil's workshop program on youtube which you must pay to subscribe to in order to see those videos.
@AlfaHanen1
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
nice answer, You should make a one video on BIG THINK
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February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
No i haven't been to mexico.
@composting_names
February 23, 2026 at 11:48 am
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