The (Real) Reason You're Not Happy | Arthur Brooks

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4.8 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Arthur Brooks shares his insights on the pursuit of happiness and finding deeper meaning in life. Arthur C. Brooks is a renowned author, social scientist, and professor at Harvard, known for his bestselling book From Strength to Strength and his “How to Build a Life” column for The Atlantic. We dive into why external achievements often fall short in providing lasting joy, explore the paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health, and discuss how practices like meditation and spirituality can help manage negative emotions. Arthur also shares his personal journey from being an unhappy social scientist to a leading figure in the study of happiness.

Some highlights we explore:

Why external success can't guarantee happiness.
Insights into why creative individuals often grapple with negative emotions.
The role of meditation and spirituality in maintaining emotional health.
A candid look at Arthur’s transformation from discontent to a leading happiness researcher.
And more!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	everybody thinks that if they can find that thing outside them that will complete them then
0:04.4	everything will be okay and that's that's wrongheaded thinking you can't actually do it that way you can
0:08.1	only find the solutions within the solutions don't exist out there they have to be involved in the
0:13.1	outside world but the outside world is not going to bring your happiness to you i don't care
0:15.7	how rich how famous how admired how many instagram followers are you know how many bestselling
0:20.2	books you have it does not matter this is not going to bring you the happiness that you seek, but you always
0:24.2	think that it will because Mother Nature is lying. She lies all the time because she only has two
0:29.4	goals for Chase and Arthur and every single one of us, which is to survive and pass on your genes.
0:34.3	That's all Mother Nature cares about. She doesn't care if you're happy.
0:42.7	Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Chase Jarvis Live show. I'm your host,
0:49.1	Chase, and you just heard from today's guest, the one and only Arthur Brooks. I've been very excited to have Arthur on the show for some time now. We made it happen. If you're not familiar with Arthur's
0:53.8	work,
0:57.6	he's a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School,
1:02.7	where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. Happiness, who knew? It's the thing we would love to have more of. He is also a columnist at the Atlantic, where he writes the popular
1:08.9	How to Build a Life column.
1:11.3	He's the author of 12 books, including the 22 number one New York Times bestseller,
1:17.8	Strength to Strength, Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life,
1:23.6	and a book we're going to talk a little bit about today, and also his most recent book
1:27.4	called Build the Life You Want,
1:30.0	which he co-authored with Oprah.
1:32.8	Our conversation today is far ranging on topics like happiness,
1:38.8	the creative process, why we are not happy
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