Office Hours with Arthur Brooks
Episodes
How to Manage Grief
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Grief is part of the human experience. If you love, you will lose. And when you do, the pain is inescapable. It can be disorienting, overwhelming, and...
Why You Literally Need to Touch Grass
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a previous episode on leisure, I talked about how fewer and fewer people are spending time outdoors. Today, the average child spends just minutes o...
6 Big Lessons to Build Your Dream Life with Sahil Bloom
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil Bloom is an entrepreneur and investor, and the author of the New York Times bestselling book The 5 Types of Wealth.Most of us chase success that...
How to Create Your Calling
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your professional calling is a mysterious idea. It’s the ineffable sense that you are meant to do something. Many people get tripped up in their pur...
6 Protocols to Find Meaning and Build a Happier Life
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-order The Meaning of Your Life (out March 31).This is the final episode in my 3-part series on meaning, and it begins with a question I couldn’t...
How the Meaning of Life Affects Your Brain: Part 2 of 3
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t miss The Meaning of Your Life Virtual Experience, my free live global book launch event this Friday (3/27), where I’m joined by an extraordi...
Find the Meaning of Your Life Part 1 of 3: Get Better at Boredom
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us hate waiting. Whether it’s standing in line, sitting in traffic, or waiting for a delayed flight, those idle moments feel irritating and ...
3 Steps to Embracing Your Fears
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the experiences that scare us most are also the ones that can change us for the better. The right kind of challenge increases confidence, deep...
How to find your faith
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Faith and spirituality are on the decline—but what does that mean for our happiness and sense of meaning?In this episode of Office Hours, I approach...
The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Not all leisure is created equal—some of it feels good in the moment (pleasure) but leaves you depleted afterward. Other forms of leisure actually r...
How to Live Your Life Like a Start-up with Codie Sanchez
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Codie Sanchez (founder of Contrarian Thinking and author of Main Street Millionaire) believes ownership changes lives. Her mission is bold and specifi...
How to Find Love in 2026
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s topic: love. Forget Valentine’s Day—where romance only happens once a year. Try my new book, The Meaning of Your Life, out March 31, whe...
4 Ways to Be Less Lonely
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been feeling empty or lonely and are looking for immediate solutions, I hope today’s episode helps—and if you want to go deeper, you c...
6 Financial Rules for Greater Happiness with Dave Ramsey
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve hinted at this before, but in my new book, The Meaning of Your Life, I explore where meaning actually comes from—one place, for example, is b...
The Anxiety Journal: A Neuroscience-Based Way to Calm Your Mind
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most advice about anxiety is wrong.“Don’t think about it.” “Let it go.” “Stop worrying.”In this clip, I explain why that advice actually...
Why You Wake Up Anxious, And How to Fix It
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you wake up feeling uneasy or heavy before the day even starts, you’re not alone. Morning anxiety is incredibly common, and it has a biological e...
How to Set the Right Goals in Life
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us know that we should set goals, but there is a lot of confusion about why they matter and how to choose them well.In this episode of Office ...
The 9 Signs You’re Dating a Dark Triad (and How to Spot Them Early)
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people don’t get hurt in relationships because they’re weak. They get hurt because they’re kind, trusting, and fall too quickly for the wro...
How to Control Your Emotions (According to Neuroscience)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think emotions happen to them. In reality, emotions are signals—and you can learn to manage them.In this clip, I break down how emotions...
How to Stop Caring What Others Think
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we care so much about what other people think of us?In this episode of Office Hours, I explain the science behind why concern about others’ o...
The 8 Life Lessons that Hoda Kotb Follows
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Office Hours, I sit down with my friend Hoda Kotb and talk about how we meet change when it shows up uninvited. Hoda has lived thro...
3 Ways to Set Smarter New Year’s Resolutions
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every New Year, we set ambitious goals. Unfortunately, most of our resolutions fade faster than we would like to admit.In this episode of Office Hours...
My 4-Step Method for Making the Holidays Better
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does Christmas never live up to the version you remember from childhood? Or does it bring up painful memories that keep you stuck in the past? Or mayb...
3 Ways to Want Less and Be Happier
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Satisfaction is one of the three macronutrients of happiness, yet it has a way of slipping through our fingers. We reach a long-awaited goal, feel a b...
The 3 Macronutrients of Happiness, and How to Measure Yours
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants to be happier—but too often we go chasing things that make us miserable instead.In this episode of Office Hours, I break down the thr...
The Truth About Creativity, Aging, and Discipline: From the World’s Best-Selling Author (James Patterson)
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creativity might not make you happier, but it can make you less unhappy. We know this from research.When people recall moments of creativity, their sy...
5 Steps Toward a More Grateful Life
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The benefits of gratitude aren’t exactly a secret, but many of us still think of it as some kind of fixed personality trait. Some people seem to be ...
My 9-Step Evening Protocol for More Happiness and Better Sleep
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to make your own evening protocol? Download Arthur’s guide to help you get started: https://www.arthurbrooks.com/evening-protocols. Most of us...
A 5-Step Approach to Ending Your Phone Addiction
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our phones make life easier in countless ways. They connect us, inform us, and keep our lives running. But they also creep into every quiet moment, st...
Four Practical Ways to Live Like a Stoic with Ryan Holiday
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many people think Stoicism is about suppressing emotions or accepting suffering with a stiff upper lip. But it’s really about learning to live well,...
The 4 Types of Careers, and How to Find Yours
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many people think a successful career moves in a straight line, always upward and forward. But life isn’t that neat. There are actually four differe...
4 Ways to Love the People You Disagree With
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America doesn’t have an anger problem. We have a contempt problem.In this episode of Office Hours, I talk about how we can bring more love and happi...
3 Steps to Managing Your Emotions
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you managing your emotions, or are they managing you?In this episode of Office Hours, I explore how to manage your emotions by understanding how t...
4 Ways to Use Common Knowledge to be Happier with Steven Pinker
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about your affect profile by taking the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule quiz (PANAS) here. So much of life depends not only on what ...
Exercise Your Way to Greater Well-Being
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about your affect profile by taking the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule quiz (PANAS) here, and download Arthur’s morning protocol ...
My 6-Step Morning Protocol for a Better Day
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to make your own morning protocol? Download Arthur’s guide to help you get started: https://www.arthurbrooks.com/6-protocols—How you start...
7 Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people assume getting older means getting less happy. Maybe you’ve thought it too. But the research shows otherwise. In this episode of Office ...
Fame ruined me, but faith saved me: Office Hours meets The Office, with special guest Rainn Wilson
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can faith teach us about happiness that science alone cannot? In this episode of Office Hours, I sit down with my friend, the actor and writer Ra...
2 Proven Strategies (and 1 Big Mistake) for Dealing with Anxiety
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt anxious for no clear reason, like a vague alarm going off in your mind? You’re not alone. Anxiety has become one of the fastest-g...
The Sociopaths Among Us: How to Spot (and Avoid) a Dark Triad
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had an abusive boss, a partner who gaslit you at every turn, or a friend who always seemed to bend the truth? You might have crossed pat...
6 Science-Backed Ways to Raise Happiness (and Success) at Work
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Office Hours with Arthur Brooks. In this episode, I turn to a place where many of us spend most of our waking hours: the workplace. Wh...
5 Ways to Get Happier Starting Today
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Office Hours with Arthur Brooks. I’m thrilled to start this podcast with a topic I’ve devoted much of my life ...
Welcome to Office Hours with Arthur Brooks
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Friends, I’m Arthur Brooks. I’m a social scientist, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and a columnist at T...