Arthur C. Brooks

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Blocks: I Wish I Knew w/ Neal Brennan · Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur C. Brooks · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

for the rest of their lives.

They have more intense negative affect than men do.

And in heterosexual couples, this is something that a lot of men, they can't quite figure out.

It's like, why do you feel these negative things so intensely?

I mean, it's not that big a deal.

Yeah, it's my job.

And part of the reason is because there are gender differences that actually result in happiness differences between men and women.

So women are generally happier, but they have more intense negativity.

And those are non-trivial differences in the way that we approach the world.

And they're also unhappier.

They're unhappier.

And this really comes down to the intensity of the dominance of an intensity of negative and positive emotionality.

So women are more likely to what we call mad scientists, where they have really intense positive emotions and really intense negative emotions, much more than men do typically.

Is it chemical?

Yeah.

I mean, it has a lot to do with hormone balance, et cetera, et cetera.

But also that is partly genetic as well.

But we should be very clear not to suggest that at any point.

That, if you want to get into a huge fight...

It's a total coincidence.

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