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🗓️ 13 September 2023
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The Motley Fool is here to make you smarter, happier, and richer. Today we're all about the happy! But what does that mean? Is it achievable? Does money help? Author and columnist for The Atlantic, Arthur Brooks, has a new book out, co-written with Oprah Winfrey that puts a scientist's lens on the subject of happiness. Are you ready to Build the Life You Want? No time like the present!
Host: David Gardner
Guest: Arthur Brooks
Producer: Rick Engdahl
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0:00.0 | How to build a life? That's the title of the Arthur Brooks regular column in the Atlantic on the timeless |
0:06.8 | and critically important topic of what is a good life and what is happiness, how to build a life. And what is happiness? How to build a life? Well Arthur has stirred some |
0:17.2 | of those past columns of his as ingredients into a cauldron. He's invited |
0:22.3 | Oprah Winfrey to get some of her own mix in there with them |
0:25.7 | and together they've arrived at a new brew, well it's actually a new book just out this week. |
0:31.1 | Build the life you want, the art and science of getting happier. |
0:35.9 | What is happiness? And does your money help? Are you doing it right? You know, building your life. |
0:43.2 | Are you building the life you want? |
0:46.0 | Let's talk about it. |
0:47.2 | With Arthur Brooks, this week only on Rule Breaker Investing. |
0:50.6 | It's the Rule Breaker Investing Podcast with Motley Full Co-founder David Gardner. |
0:57.0 | Well, I'm delighted to be joined by our special guest, Arthur Brooks, and before we get started, I'm delighted to be joined by our special guest, Arthur Brooks. |
1:03.8 | And before we get started, I want to thank Jason Moore, a long-time listener, because it was |
1:08.1 | Jason's note or tweet or mailbag item that pointed me first to love your enemies by Arthur Brooks, which I read his |
1:15.0 | 2019 book. |
1:16.8 | And from the moment I finished it about a year ago, I thought, I'd love to have Arthur on this |
1:21.3 | podcast. |
1:22.3 | So Jason, you're the catalyst for this happening this week. |
1:24.9 | Now when we got in touch with Arthur a few months ago, he said, well, let's hold off because I have a new book |
1:29.7 | coming out. And so we thought, yeah, let's hold off until this very week when his new book |
1:35.2 | is out we're gonna talk about his new book his old book and his whole life and |
1:39.1 | yours of mine and happiness build the life you want the art and science of getting happier. |
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