All In The Mind

On happiness—notes from prison

All In The Mind ›

29:07 | Jan 12th, 2020

4 recommendations

Picture this—an Australian journalist sitting near a squat toilet under the only light in the prison cell he shares with 140 others, writing pages of notes about happiness. After 15 months in a notori...Show More



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cordeirogg recommended:Jun 7th, 2022

I thought this episode was:

🌅 A beautiful story
😢 Moving
😊 Delightful
💬 A great conversation
💔 Heart-breaking
💡 Educational
🤓 Insightful
🤔 Thought-provoking
👍 Well-produced
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write2tg recommended:Mar 30th, 2020

So many great insights and deeper questions: Does our culture thrive on unhappiness? Is happiness contingent on things or are some of us born with a contention to be happy? There is a range of other experiences and emotions including love, joy and contentment, etc. Why do we focus on happiness so mu...Show More

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mmMar 31st, 2020

Loved this episode. Can't wait to talk about it at the virtual discussion :)

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write2tgMar 31st, 2020

@mm Me too!!!

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mm recommended:Mar 31st, 2020

Lovely episode that gives you a different view on life and happiness. An Australian journalist was accused of being a spy in Cambodia and locked up in jail for six years where he had less than 1m x 1m of space for himself in a cell of a hundred cellmates. Yet he was able to find "happiness" during h...Show More

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mmMar 31st, 2020

@cesarm I loved this!

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