Recovering Meaning in a Technological Age

Arthur Brooks recommends breaking technology cycles, asking un-Googleable questions, pursuing beauty and calling, and recognizing suffering as a source of meaning.

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Dr. Arthur Brooks, PhD, professor at Vanderbilt University and senior fellow at Harvard Business School, is an expert on the science of happiness. He shares the three “macronutrients” of true happiness and tools for you to understand what specifically is in the way of you accessing more happiness and a sense of purpose. Dr. Brooks’ work goes beyond stories and observations by offering potent self-discovery tools for you to identify what truly matters most to you and how to shape your life around those things, and doing so, experience more joy and fulfillment.

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(00:00:00) Arthur Brooks

(00:02:40) Public Science Education

(00:04:18) Happiness, Unhappiness, Tool: 3 Macronutrients of Happiness