The Rich Roll Podcast

Arthur Brooks: Cracking The Code To Happiness

May 30, 2022

Arthur Brooks, a social scientist, and author of the bestseller From Strength to Strength, shares insights on achieving happiness in later life. He explains how suffering can lead to purpose and emphasizes love as a deliberate choice. Exploring personal connections, he offers strategies for embracing aging while combatting loneliness. Discussion includes the paradox of success, the importance of wisdom, and how confronting fears can lead to fulfillment. Brooks also highlights the value of intergenerational knowledge sharing.

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Measure Happiness to Maximize It

01:37

Balance Pleasure and Meaning for True Happiness

01:18

Living According to Your Moral Values

01:40

Love as the Antidote to Fear of Success

00:56

Intro

3min

Navigating Happiness in the Second Half of Life

3min

Exploring Spirituality and Diversity through Global Encounters

2min

The Active Choice of Love: Moving Beyond Sentimentality

2min

The Paradox of Success and Happiness

20min

Legacy of Mendel and Bach: Service and Transition

4min

Navigating Intelligence and Fulfillment

19min

Cultivating Connections: The Aspen Metaphor

4min

The Anatomy of Happiness

8min

10.

Bridging Generations: The Power of Knowledge Sharing

6min

11.

Confronting Fears for Happiness

24min

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The Path to Happiness Through Detachment

21min

13.

Wrapping Up with Gratitude and Resources

2min

Author of the instant #1 NYT bestseller entitled From Strength to Strength—today Arthur C. Brooks shares the roadmap for finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in our later years.

A professional French horn player turned social scientist, Arthur served as president of the American Enterprise Institute think tank in DC for a decade—and is currently a professor of public leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School.

In addition, he writes the popular How to Build a Life column at The Atlantic, which is also home to his podcast, The Art of Happiness. Needless to say, this guy and his work are featured in every prominent media outlet there is.

Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/arturbrooks683

More about Arthur + show notes: https://bit.ly/richroll683

Arthur is as charismatic as he is whip smart. This one is packed with priceless wisdom and actionable takeaways for everyone regardless of age.

I hope you learn as much from Arthur as I did.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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