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Arthur Brooks: Investing in Happiness

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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The Moment on the Airplane When You Hear the Couple Behind You

The author was inspired by a conversation he overheard on an airplane. He says the couple behind him were elderly, and it turned out they were married. The husband said to his wife that he might as well be dead; she consoled him. His life changed when he decided to do more than one thing with his life at once.

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