“ … Remember that because of the way the human brain operates, the pursuit of compassion will make you happier than the pursuit of happiness.”

Former Mayo Clinic physician and author Dr. Amit Sood reminds us that the brain doesn’t have a default setting to “happiness”.

That it was designed to help us stay safe by anticipating things that could hurt us.

That’s why it is comforting to know we can retrain the brain and pursue compassion for others on the way to true happiness.

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