Arthur Brooks On The Crisis Of Meaning & How To Actually Find It
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When there's not happiness, when you see a lot of misery, there's a blockage of one of these three macronutrients. So we've got an enjoyment problem, a satisfaction problem, or an Today's guest is Arthur Brooks. He is a Harvard professor and social scientist. From French horn player to CEO of a think tank to best-selling author. And one of the sharpest minds on what actually makes people happy.
This is a psychogenic epidemic, which means it's highly socially contagious, creates lots of misery. Young people will say life doesn't feel real. I'm living in a simulation. When did you first cotton on to the fact that there was a crisis of meaning afoot? Like what is going on?
When you see a lot of unhappiness, then you got to figure out what's actually happening. The reason is because I'm uh delighted to have you back. It's great to see you, my friend. Uh, there's a ton that I want to talk to you about.
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