What Masud Husain thinks about happiness

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Professor of Neurology at the University of Oxford, whose research covers apathy, motivation, attention and Alzheimer's disease.

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1. 24 Aug 2026

   Our readingAmbition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.

   ambition

   Their wordsBut when they looked at the happiness levels of these people, it was the average person who actually would self-report the highest levels of happiness. So ambition doesn't necessarily equate with happiness, which I think many people would agree with with that.

   ↗How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husainyoutube.com 12th of 24 in this recording