#55: Clóvis de Barros and Tâmara Ramos on Being Happy Here and Now

Today I am joined by not just one, but two very special guests: With me in the studio is my amazing friend Tâmara, who is a huge fan of our guest joining us from Brazil, Clóvis de Barros. Clóvis is a professor of communication at the University of Sao Paulo, and an internationally renowned expert on communication, ethics, and happiness. His TedX talk on happiness in the here and now has gained him not only a standing ovation but almost 2 million views online, and once you see his energy and enthusiasm, you`ll know why. If you want to be happy in life, this is an absolute MUST-WATCH! Max Out Insights: You are happy when your mind is completely occupied by the present moment and does not seek to be anywhere else Perfection in our craft (whether washing dishes or doing our most precious work) gives immense joy to us Happiness is useless, meaning it does not need to have utility beyond making you happy. However, as an added benefit, research has shown that it also makes you more productive, healthy, and successful The fear of death follows us all the time, so one of the tasks of life is to reduce or even eliminate this fear Being a good person helps you be happy, but is not enough to be happy Max Out Quotes: “Our life is the here and now. It`s not in the past. The past is just a question of spiritual remembering. And the future is also a mind-production, but nothing exists in the past or the future, so life is here and now. And here and now, life can be happy.” “Most of the things you look for are absolutely useless for your happiness.” “Happiness is the end of the line. It has value in itself. It doesn`t require anything else to be useful.” “Most parts of your life you choose, and for you to choose properly you have to have in mind the kind of life you want to live.” “Within the limits of our own nature, we can do the best we can. That is excellence” There are both moral and spiritual values necessary for living a good and happy life “The value of my life is your smile.”