Arthur Brooks

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208 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2025 last heard Aug 2025

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And one of the reasons that people take my class is that they're probably a little bit below average happiness. matched

The happiest people don't take my happiness science class. matched

And I wouldn't do research on it if I were so far above average myself. matched

On the contrary, I've traditionally been below average happiness. matched

And bang, man, I knew it. matched

That's why I became a researcher in the whole field. matched

So what I would recommend to any listener listening to us right now is pay attention to four things. matched

Put your time and energy into four accounts every day. matched

Number one, we'll call it faith. matched

It also includes philosophy. matched

And that means practicing something bigger than yourself. matched

One of the greatest sources of misery is thinking about yourself all the time. matched

Second is pay more attention to family relationships. matched

Many people have let those things wither idiotically in many cases because of politics. matched

You need your brain needs, by the way, the neuropeptides called oxytocin and vasopressin in your brain need your family relationships. matched

Third is your friendships. matched

More and more people, especially successful people, they have a lot of deal friends, but not that many real friends. matched

Think about the people who are useless and you just love. matched

It takes time to cultivate a relationship, but matched

But that will bring true joy. matched

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