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How to Age Up

How To Build a Happy Life: A New Formula for Happiness

How to Age Up

The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC

Education, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We often follow a misguided formula for happiness—pushing us toward material wealth and other worldly successes. But when our expectations set us down the wrong path, it may be time to reorient ourselves around something new: universal happiness principles we can practice at any age.  In our finale episode of this season, a conversation with psychiatrist Robert Waldinger provides a scientific insight into key elements for happy living, whatever your age.  This episode was produced by Rebecca Rashid and is hosted by Arthur Brooks. Editing by A.C. Valdez and Claudine Ebeid. Fact-check by Ena Alvarado. Engineering by Matthew Simonson. Be part of How to Build a Happy Life. Write to us at howtopodcast@theatlantic.com. To support this podcast, and get unlimited access to all of The Atlantic’s journalism, become a subscriber. Music by the Fix (“Saturdays”), Mindme (“Anxiety”), and Gregory David (“Under the Tide”). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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on LinkedIn.com slash agree today. Arthur, was there some point in your life where you realized that

1:03.5

you weren't where you wanted to be? Well, yeah, of course, many times, like all of us, maybe every day. I'm not sure. But in my 20s, I remember when I realized that my childhood dream wasn't going to lead me where I thought it was. Since I was a little kid, all I cared about was classical music. I wanted to be a professional French horn player. I had left

1:28.4

college at 19 to do exactly that. I mean, it wasn't like that was entirely my decision, I have to say,

1:34.9

you know, dropped out, kicked out, splitting hairs. But I was all the way through my 20s. I went pro

1:39.9

and I was playing and it was great. And I had this big dream that I was going to get better and better and better

1:45.4

because that's what the world tells you.

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