1) Write down specific phrases and words typical for academic style: access, the paradox of happiness, conventional notions, causes, it certainly seems, the idea is that, what I would like to do, suggesting
In my opinion, the speaker’s presentation skills are pretty good. He speaks fluently, but when he wants to highlight some point, he pauses a little bit.
2) What is the presentation about?
People want to be happy, but they use the wrong ways to achieve this goal because the condition of life has improved, but even that, we are not happier. It is hard to answer the question of the significant causes of happiness. The speaker believes happiness is affected by our lives, the people around us, or our actions. The Speaker studied people’s happiness from moment to moment while living their daily lives. The research showed that people are happier when they live in the present moment and do not overthink or mind-wandering.