[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
- there s a concept in positive psychology, the study of human happiness, that explains the joy icelanders derive from the nature around them. it s known as the biophilia hypothesis. it says that on a genetic level, human beings are happiest when we feel most connected to other living things. it s why we feel that sense of calm watching a sunset. or in my case. scratching the bellies of amy and snorty, my pot-bellied pigs. it s a pig life. icelanders understand this, and the respect for nature, its beauty, its volatility, it forms the very foundation of how they view the world around them. - so we have a saying every icelander knows, which is [speaking icelandic], which is basically, ah, it ll work out. and that comes with, i think,