Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2026-11-11
Theo Von & Dr. Arthur Brooks: books mentioned on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #695
#695 - Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur Brooks
Dr. Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, author and professor known for teaching the Science of Happiness at Vanderbilt and Harvard Business School. His new book “The Meaning of Your Life” is available now everywhere.
Theo Von discussed The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur C. Brooks. Arthur Brooks discussed The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh and The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Meaning of Your Life
Discussed“Yeah, it's interesting that your book came into my life at this moment. You know, a lot of times I've had a fear of missing out recently.”
Where to get it
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The Miracle of Mindfulness
Discussed“And he wrote his most famous book was called The Miracle of Mindfulness that starts off with this description of washing the dishes. And when you're washing the dishes, you should be washing the dishes”
Where to get it
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The Power of Positive Thinking
Discussed“Like there was this old preacher named Norman Vincent Peale back in the day. Norman Vincent Peale. And he used to have this thing called the power of positive thinking.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Meaning of Your Life
“He's here discussing his new book, The Meaning of Your Life, which is available now. I had a great time with Today's guest, Dr. Arthur Brooks.”
Plugged The Meaning of Your Life
“You have a new book, The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. And one thing that I even just loved about the title is it's the meaning of your life, right?”
Passing Start with Why
“And it's the answer to three big why questions in your life. So we'll go through the big three why questions. So meaning answers three big why questions.”
Plugged The Meaning of Your Life
“Dr. Brooks, you have your new book, The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. And thank you, man. Thank you so much for coming and talking about it.”