The Science Of Building The Life You Want | Arthur Brooks
10% Happier with Dan Harris

The Science Of Building The Life You Want | Arthur Brooks

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20261 hr 22 min

Plus: the benefits of a "reverse bucket list"; clear formulas for happiness, enjoyment, satisfaction, and purpose; and how to engage in the world's problems without being miserable. Professor and writer Arthur Brooks on his recent book (co-authored with Oprah Winfrey): Build The Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Arthur has seen the themes of this book play out in his own life. He started his career as a classical French horn player, then got his PhD in public policy analysis, and went on to run a think tank called the American Enterprise Institute...

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Hello, welcome to the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm your host, Dan Harris. All of us, every living being is trying to get happier, but often we go about it in the wrong way.

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We look for happiness in the wrong places. My guest today is here to talk about a book he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey about, as he says, how to build the life you want right now without waiting for the world to change first.

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Arthur Brooks is a great guest, fascinating guy. We like him so much. He's been on the show several times, most recently in April of this year. This particular conversation, the one you were about to hear,

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