Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author.
Chasing happiness appears to be the ultimate desire for many people, yet almost everyone struggles to understand what happiness actually is and how to achieve it. So if you speak to a specialist researcher, what does science say is the best way to actually cultivate happiness?
Expect to learn what most people get wrong about happiness, the tension between a desire for success and a desire to feel like we’re enough, whether your drive for happiness is rooted in insecurity, if external accolades actually makes us happier, what the macronutrients of happiness are, the most common life elements that people believe will make them happy but actually don't and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What We Get Wrong About Happiness
(05:23) Current State of Modern Happiness
(14:02) Why Faith is Crucial to Happiness
(20:05) The Importance of Family & Friends
(27:01) Finding Purpose in Your Work
(35:43) How to Manage Your Desires
(43:49) The Pleasure of Reliving Memories
(51:38) Optimising for Satisfaction
(01:01:48) Being Seduced By the 4 Idols
(01:10:59) Why Meaning Impacts Happiness
(01:23:16) Meaningful Parenting in a Comfortable World
(01:26:37) Differences Between Happiness & Unhappiness
(01:30:59) Why Anxiety Has Become Common
(01:35:25) The Modern Evolution of Envy
(01:41:25) Understand the Complex Human Experience
(01:44:07) Where to Find Arthur
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