Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week I sat down with someone whose work has fundamentally changed how I think about my own life.
@drarthurbrooks The Harvard and Vanderbilt professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author, has spent decades studying human happiness, and what he's found is that so many of the things we chase actually leave us feeling emptier once we get them. We talked about why achievement rarely satisfies us for as long as we expect, what money can and can't actually buy you and the two questions he asks his MBA students to figure out if they're in a meaning crisis.
I've read everything he has written, and this conversation gave me some of the clearest, most useful answers I've ever gotten on how to actually feel better, not just look like I'm doing better.
In this episode we get into:
✨ Why achievement rarely satisfies us for as long as we expect
✨ What money can and can't do for your happiness
✨ The five year exercise that reveals if your priorities match how you spend your time
✨ How to protect your first and last hour of the day
✨ The ritual that can make you 15% happier in 12 weeks
This week I sat down with someone whose work has fundamentally changed how I think about my own life.
@drarthurbrooks The Harvard and Vanderbilt professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author, has spent decades studying human happiness, and what he's found is that so many of the things we chase actually leave us feeling emptier once we get them. We talked about why achievement rarely satisfies us for as long as we expect, what money can and can't actually buy you and the two questions he asks his MBA students to figure out if they're in a meaning crisis.
I've read everything he has written, and this conversation gave me some of the clearest, most useful answers I've ever gotten on how to actually feel better, not just look like I'm doing better.
In this episode we get into:
✨ Why achievement rarely satisfies us for as long as we expect
✨ What money can and can't do for your happiness
✨ The five year exercise that reveals if your priorities match how you spend your time
✨ How to protect your first and last hour of the day
✨ The ritual that can make you 15% happier in 12 weeks
