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'What are you looking forward to?' How anticipating happiness leads to a joyful life Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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The Germans have a word for anticipatory happiness: vorfreude.

It's the recognition that anticipating something good can be great for us. We know it has several benefits for our mental and physical health, so how can we build it into our lives, in both a big and small way daily?

The Germans have a word for anticipatory happiness: vorfreude.

It's the recognition that anticipating something good can be great for us. We know it has several benefits for our mental and physical health, so how can we build it into our lives, in both a big and small way daily?

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