The Science of Happiness with Arthur Brooks

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5 • 39.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Arthur Brooks, one of today’s leading voices on happiness, purpose, and living a meaningful life. We dive into what truly makes us fulfilled, how to navigate life’s transitions, and practical ways to build a life you love. Whether you’re seeking more joy, clarity, or balance, Arthur shares wisdom drawn from decades of research, teaching, and writing including his bestselling book The Happiness Files. We’d love to hear from you! Comment below with your own experiences, lessons, or questions about happiness and purpose, and share this conversation with someone who might need a little inspiration today :) Love you guys! Shawn & Andrew Subscribe to our newsletter ▶ https://www.familymade.com/newsletter Follow our podcast Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/shawnandandrewpods/ Follow My Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnjohnson Shop My LTK Page ▶ https://www.shopltk.com/explore/shawnjohnson Like the Facebook page! ▶ https://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow Andrew’s Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Andrew’s Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewdeast?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody? Welcome back to a couple things. With Sean and Andrew. I think this is one of my
0:06.2	favorite interviews we have ever done. This was incredible. Honestly, this was like peak podcast for me.
0:12.7	When we started this podcast, I never thought we'd ever be able to have a guest like Arthur Brooks on our show.
0:19.0	Professor at Harvard University.
0:21.2	And you guys, I don't think I've really ever said
0:24.0	I've had a favorite on this show.
0:26.0	I try not to say that.
0:27.2	But he is by far top two we've had.
0:31.9	It was an unbelievable experience
0:34.0	to sit here in this room with him
0:36.0	and to see the amount of wisdom that just
0:38.8	tumbled out of his mouth it was unbelievable i have said multiple times within like ander and i
0:44.6	and our work you know table that i will have to go back and listen to this podcast a hundred
0:50.9	times because i still like i'm still trying to digest even a sentence that I know
0:58.2	it's a lie but it's it's so beautiful it's so intentional it's so wise it's backed by all of
1:04.0	his statistical analytical data the way he has conversations makes you feel not intimidated.
1:11.9	Like he converses and argues in such a beautiful way, his points and his ideas.
1:18.3	And I just, babe.
1:21.0	Yeah, top two.
1:22.4	I want to say actually probably favorite, but probably favorite ever, actually.
1:26.8	Very kind and gentle man was
1:29.3	really an honor to meet him and again the amount of wisdom that arthur brooks has is incredible
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