You actually need to have aversive experiences, you need pain, you need failure, you need

loss, you need fear, if you're actually going to figure out your resiliency and what you're

made of and find, you know, the why of your life.

So if you work too hard to avoid unhappiness, paradoxically, you're going to avoid happiness.

Hello, and welcome to the Psychology Podcast.

Today we welcome back Arthur Brooks to the show.

Arthur is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery and professor of management practice at the Harvard

Business School.

He's also a columnist at the Atlantic, where he writes the popular weekly How to Build a

Life column.

A world-renowned speaker, he talks about human happiness and works to raise well-being

within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations.

His latest book, which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, is called Build the Life You Want,

the Art and Science of Getting Happier.

In this episode, I talked Arthur Brooks about building the life you want.

People often think that happiness is a static end goal, but in reality, life will always

have its ups and downs.

According to Arthur, we can make choices that can improve our well-being despite the presence

of challenges.

He talks about how to find satisfaction through family, friends, meaningful work, and faith.

Arthur also shares actionable steps around managing emotions and habits that can help us create

a better life.

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