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The Pursuit of Happiness with Arthur Brooks
What is happiness? And why is it so hard to achieve? Arthur Brooks guides readers towards the good life.
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Arthur Brooks: Don’t Waste Your Suffering
The modern fixation on a suffering-free life has left us fragile, anxious, and unfulfilled.
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Arthur Brooks: Why Your Neighbor Became a Conspiracy Theorist. And Maybe You, Too.
Millions of Americans aren’t just misinformed. They’re searching for coherence in a world that no longer provides it.
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Arthur Brooks: Why Your ‘Perfect’ Life Feels So Empty
I’ve spent most of my career around some of the most accomplished young people in the world. What I’ve found is that they are undeniably, desperately…
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Arthur Brooks: Face It. You’re Addicted to Politics.
Consuming political outrage all day doesn’t strengthen democracy. It just wrecks your mood.
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Arthur Brooks: I Live with My Grandchildren. You Should Too.
It’s noisy, crowded, occasionally chaotic, and far happier than the lonely alternative many families accept.
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Arthur Brooks: It’s 2028. AI Has Made You Much Happier.
The viral Citrini memo warned that artificial intelligence would crash the economy. But what if it does the opposite, freeing us from drudgery and…
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Arthur Brooks: Stress Makes Life Meaningful
Many of life’s happiest milestones rank among its most stressful.
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Screens Are Stressing You Out of Your Mind
Every era has its social contagions. In the 18th century, it was romantic despair. In 2026, it’s the compulsive scroll—and it’s rewiring our stress…
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Arthur Brooks: So You Got Dumped. What Next?
If you’re in intense pain after a breakup, you are normal. But in the meantime, a few science-backed methods can help lower your suffering.
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Arthur Brooks: Why Are Young People Choosing OnlyFans over Love?
The answer, I believe, is fear.
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Arthur Brooks: Opposites Really Do Attract
If you have dated a good many people but haven’t felt much of a spark with anybody, the answer might be to stop looking for your cultural twin.
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Arthur Brooks: Can We All Relax About Bad Bunny’s Spanish Halftime Show?
A willingness to not entirely understand, and to not be entirely understood, is essential for an enriching life.
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