The social scientist's new book debuts at number one in the New York Times bestseller list. "I'm a social scientist and I specialize in this stuff, but I fall prey to it all the time," he says. He writes about how his tour manager would always remind them of that concept of the hedonic treadmill.
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Many of us are success addicts and we don't even know it. Arthur C. Brooks, author of From Strength to Strength, joins the show to discuss why our brains are wired to chase achievement and how it can negatively impact our overall happiness. He also shares where we should focus our lives to find more fulfillment.