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Rufus griscomb talks to growt ap about finding purpose, meaning and success. He says people who achieve great success are often among the least happy at the end of their lives. It turns out satisfaction we get from accomplishments is like water vapor on a hot day - you can't bank it. Rufus: This conversation might change yours.

Arthur C. Brooks used to run a prominent think tank where he was paid handsomely to influence public policy. Did all that success make him happy? Nope. So Arthur quit his job and set out to transform his life. Now he has written a book about what he learned along the way, the #1 New York Times bestseller “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.”

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