Introducing The Happiness Lab: Build the Life You Want... Advice from Arthur Brooks and Oprah

Oprah's Super Soul

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey and Harvard professor and New York Times best-selling author Arthur Brooks want you to be happier - so they teamed up to write a book outlining the steps to ‘Build the Life You Want.’ Enjoy this episode of The Happiness Lab from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Over the summer, Dr Laurie Santos readBuild the Life You Want, the Art and Science of Getting Happier and loved it. So, she recorded a conversation with Arthur touching on how his son found meaning in the Marine Corps; why you may want to stop using mirrors and whether happiness experts can ever be happy themselves.

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0:00.0	Hey Super Soulersolers. This week we are excited to drop an episode of The
0:07.4	Happiness Lab podcast with Dr. Lori Santos on our Super Soul feed. The
0:12.4	Happiness Lab is a podcast based on the most popular class in Yale University history
0:17.5	that Dr. Lorry Santos teaches,
0:19.5	where she shares the latest findings and research
0:21.5	that can change the way we think about
0:23.3	happiness. In this episode Dr. Santos interviews Arthur Brooks about his
0:28.2	number one New York Times best-selling book, Build the Life You Want, The Art and Science of Getting Happier, which he co-authored with
0:35.5	Oprah Winfrey.
0:37.0	As this book perfectly aligns with the mission of the podcast, they discuss his own personal
0:41.6	journey and why the subject of happiness is so important to him.
0:45.4	I think we all want to learn what it takes to be happier. So be sure to stay tuned for
0:50.0	Oprah's three-part series with Arthur Brooks,
0:52.5	build the life you want, where they dive deeper
0:54.9	on every chapter of the book.
0:56.7	The three-part series premieres on Super Soul Monday, November 20th.
1:07.0	It's going to be a busy fall on Happiness Lab. I'll soon be embarking on a new season of shows with some of the sweetest, most joyful co-host imaginable.
1:11.0	That's us!
1:12.0	Hunsper! With the help of Sesame Street's Big Bird, Grover. imaginable. That's us! Honey out there!
1:13.0	With the help of Sesame Street's Big Bird, Grover, and Abbey
1:16.0	I'll be bringing you happiness hacks that work
1:18.0	whether you're age 3 or 103.
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