Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2025-02-17
Books mentioned on Happiness Is A Direction: Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks On Navigating Crisis, Building Better Relationships, Finding Meaning, & What Actually Makes Us Happy
Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor, behavioral scientist, and the world’s leading researcher on happiness. This conversation explores the ineffable nature of happiness and meaning, explores why success addiction plagues high achievers, and discusses how science can open a portal to deeper truths.
Arthur Brooks discussed From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength by Arthur C.
Discussed“the first book that I wrote when I started this new Venture was how to live how to get happier as you get older by by detaching yourself from the from the all the details of a of a success addiction and the thing blew up”
Where to get it
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt examines the profound psychological impacts of smartphones and social media on youth mental health and the resulting loneliness crisis.
Discussed“phenomenal he's doing the best work his new that book is huge anxious generation every place right and the reason is because see John Height's a Visionary he's the most Visionary social scientist of our time”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing From Strength to Strength
“he's a columnist for the Atlantic and the author of 13 books including from strength to strength and build the life you want which he co-authored with o Winfrey”
Passing Build the Life You Want
“he's a columnist for the Atlantic and the author of 13 books including from strength to strength and build the life you want which he co-authored with o Winfrey”
Plugged The Meaning of Your Life
“when uh when is this book going to be done and out there March of 26 God willing you know how books are you know it's like I'm in it myself it's called the meaning of your life”
Passing On Death and Dying
“it's called the meaning of your life and and how to find it and I'm in the you know you know when you're writing a book you remember in the 60s there was that famous book called on death and dying by Elizabeth Kubler Ross the Swiss psychiatrist”
Plugged Voicing Change
“my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals. ral.com”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals. ral.com”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals. ral.com”