The happiest people, they do four things every day.

They practice their faith.

They are close to their families.

They have friends and they get meaning from their work.

We've been getting less happy since about 1990.

But then there's been some storms, significant downward spikes.

And there's been basically three.

The first was 2008, 2009.

That's when everybody got a smartphone and put social media on their smartphone. The first was 2008, 2009. That's when everybody got a smartphone and put social

media on their smartphone. The second was ideological polarization. I hate you if you disagree

with me politically. And the third, of course, is COVID. So what happens in 1990? That was

Arthur Brooks spent a decade as a world-class classical musician before walking away from everything to study

economics. Eventually, he became the head of one of the most influential think tanks in America.

Today, a Harvard professor and best-selling author, he spent his career decoding why happiness

isn't found in success alone, but it's built from the inside out.

Here's the right ratio when you're looking at an opportunity. You want

75% excitement, 25% fear, and 0% deadness. Promotions can make you feel dead. And the reason is

because... So, Arthur, I was reading a book recently entitled The Pursuit of Happiness.

It was a fascinating read, where the author essentially goes back and he looks at the founding fathers of America.

Where is this phrase that...

The Jeff Rosen's book?

Yes.

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