On Being Human: Happiness IRL & Headsets in VR 6/06/23

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Host of “How to Build a Happy Life,” Harvard professor, The Atlantic contributing writer, and now co-author of a new book with Oprah Winfrey, Arthur Brooks has dedicated his career to cracking the code on happiness. He offers his wisdom and shares some tips for a happier life–away from screens and closer to people. Apple’s first product announcement since 2014 has rocked techies, in the metaverse and IRL. Personal tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal Joanna Stern explains Apple’s Vision Pro headset, as one of the first journalists to try it. Plus, the SEC is suing Binance, and venture capital giant Sequoia is splitting into three separate regional businesses. In this episode: Arthur Brooks, @arthurbrooks Joanna Stern, @joannastern Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	This is Squack Pod and I'm C.N.C. producer Cameron Costa.
0:08.0	On today's episode, happiness is key, but how do you get it?
0:14.1	Author and happiness Professor Arthur Brooks says for starters it's not on social media.
0:20.6	That's like getting all of your calories from burgers and fries.
0:23.7	You'll get too many calories, not enough nutrients, you'll get less and less and less healthy, and that's
0:27.5	what happens when all your time is on Zoom or social media.
0:30.5	Instead, here's where to look and how to think about your own life.
0:35.0	The currency of your life is love and happiness.
0:38.0	If you can't manage that, it's like you've got the worst possible P&L situation in the company you're taking over.
0:43.0	That big think conversation plus big changes in Silicon Valley,
0:48.0	the venture capital shop that backed Apple,
0:51.0	Instagram, and WhatsApp is splitting up and spreading out.
0:55.3	Sequoia's global strategy.
0:57.3	Can companies that are in all of these different places actually do business to all of these
1:01.8	different places, and clearly the decision here has been made not to do that.
1:07.0	But before all that, the Apple product announcement that has us all on the edge of our seats.
1:12.8	Virtual, that is.
1:14.0	Wall Street Journal personal tech columnist Joanna Stern.
1:17.5	By far, this is the best virtual or augmented reality headset out there.
1:23.2	It's Tuesday, June 6th, and Squackpad begins right now.
1:27.8	Stand Becky by in three, two, one, queue please. Good morning everybody.
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