Autonomy: The Key to Happiness
From The Last Show with David Cooper by David Cooper
April 29, 2026 · 10 min · Season 3 · Episode 1005
About this episode
Psychology researcher Jason Payne discusses his study on the importance of autonomy for happiness.
Psychology researcher Jason Payne shares details of his study that found autonomy is the key to happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Cooper
Guest: Jason Payne
Topics covered
- happiness
- autonomy
- psychology
- research
- well-being
Keywords
- autonomy
- happiness
- psychology
- research study
- well-being
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