The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks

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.

Articles

• Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
• Cognitive and attentional mechanisms in delay of gratification (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
• Facing up to the problem of consciousness (Journal of Consciousness Studies)
• The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance (The Journal of Positive Psychology)
• Experimental facilitation of the sensed presence: possible intercalation between the hemispheres induced by complex magnetic fields (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)

Books

• Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It by Arthur Brooks
• The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
• Leisure: The Basis of Culture: Including the Philosophical Act by Josef Pieper
• A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting by Sam Sheridan
• A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan
• The Moral Sense by James Q. Wilson
• Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization by Stephen Cave
• Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters by Arthur Brooks
• From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness & Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur Brooks
• The Development of the Unconscious Mind by Allan Schore
• The Inferno by Dante

Other Resources

• When Will I Be Satisfied? | Arthur Brooks & Andrew Huberman (Veritas)
• Know Yourself Better
• Walk the Line
• The Moral Bucket List by David Brooks (The New York Times)

Huberman Lab Episodes Mentioned

• Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones & Social Media Impact Mental Health & the Realistic Solutions
• Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li
• Dr. Anna Lembke: Understanding & Treating Addiction
• Pavel Tsatsouline: Build Strength, Endurance & Flexibility at Any Age
• Dr. Allan Schore: How Relationships Shape Your Brain
• Health Effects & Risks of Kratom, Opioids & Other Natural Occurring Medicines | Dr. Chris McCurdy

People Mentioned

• Jonathan Haidt: social psychologist, NYU Stern
• David Koch: businessman, Koch Industries
• Bernie Marcus: Home Depot founder
• David Brooks: author, Presidential Senior Fellow, Yale
• Aristotle: philosopher
• St. Thomas Aquinas: philosopher, theologian
• Richard Feynman: theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal: neuroscientist, Nobel laureate
• James Q. Wilson: political scientist
• William Mobley: professor of neurology, UC San Diego
• Ryan Holiday: author, philosopher
• David Chalmers: professor of philosophy & neural sciences, New York University
• Iain McGilchrist: philosopher, author, neuroscientist
• Ernest Becker: anthropologist, author
• James Fowler: theologian, professor at Emory University