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HAPPINESS: Arthur C. Brooks Shares His Roadmap for Finding Purpose, Meaning, and Success

The Next Big Idea

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Wanting Less Is Part of the Solution

Success is not a function of what you have. It's a function hich you have, divided by what you want on if you think about that,. satisfaction equals h divided by w, where h is your halves and w is your wants. Success attics are going for all day long the next thing, d more, a more and more. They're on the hedonic treadmill. You'd better slow that thing down. And so what every successful person needs is not a halves management strategy. You're to have that, you need wants management strategy. Understanding that is increds that's almost a guarantee that you'll get happier.

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