Hey, everyone, welcome to From the Kitchen Table.

I'm Sean Duffy, along with my co-host for the podcast, my partner in life, and my wife, Rachel Campos Duffy.

Sean, it's so great to be back, and we're talking about a subject that everybody wants

happiness. And so we're bringing in a friend of ours. What a great guy. Arthur Brooks,

he has a new book out and it's called, I want to make sure I get the title exactly right.

Build the life you want, the art and science of getting happier.

Arthur Brooks, welcome to the kitchen table. We appreciate you joining us.

Well, thank you. And it's nice to see both of you. I haven't seen you in person in a couple of years, as a matter of fact.

Yeah, been a while.

Five years, Arthur.

Been a while. Next time you come to the kitchen table, you got to bring the beautiful Esther with you.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

She would love it.

And she would love it. It's a good thing to get out of the eastern corridor from time of time. I have to say. Yes. I've done about that. Absolutely. Well, listen, this is such an interesting topic. And it's such a great collaboration.

You and Oprah working together.

And so what is the secret to happiness?

You're putting science behind it. and it's such a great collaboration you and Oprah working together and so what is the

secret to happiness you're you're putting science behind it we talk a lot about it

by the way Arthur on the show things that we think make people happy but let's

talk about your book and why you what you've learned through the science of

happiness yeah I mean I dedicated myself when I left my last job.

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