Media Summary: This week, Trevor and Eugene are joined by author and social scientist “The party's going to finish,” says HBS Professor and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of "Build the Life You Want" Not all leisure is created equal—some of it feels good in the moment (pleasure) but leaves you depleted afterward. Other forms of ...

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This week, Trevor and Eugene are joined by author and social scientist “The party's going to finish,” says HBS Professor and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of "Build the Life You Want" Not all leisure is created equal—some of it feels good in the moment (pleasure) but leaves you depleted afterward. Other forms of ... I play a game with my students at Harvard called “What's My Idol?” It comes from St. Thomas Aquinas, who wrote that every one of ... Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Harvard behavioral social scientist and author of "The Happiness Files"

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The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure
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Arthur C. Brooks: Why Humans Are So Bad at Being Happy

Arthur C. Brooks: Why Humans Are So Bad at Being Happy

This week, Trevor and Eugene are joined by author and social scientist

You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.

You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.

Harvard professor

Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem

Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem

“The party's going to finish,” says HBS Professor and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of "Build the Life You Want"

How to Stop Caring What Others Think

How to Stop Caring What Others Think

Why do

Can Work Make You Happy? Should It?

Can Work Make You Happy? Should It?

Arthur C

Why Smart People Fall for Manipulators. The Dark Triad Explained

Why Smart People Fall for Manipulators. The Dark Triad Explained

Most

The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure

The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure

Not all leisure is created equal—some of it feels good in the moment (pleasure) but leaves you depleted afterward. Other forms of ...

Why Smart People Still Chase The Wrong Things ft. Jordan Peterson

Why Smart People Still Chase The Wrong Things ft. Jordan Peterson

I play a game with my students at Harvard called “What's My Idol?” It comes from St. Thomas Aquinas, who wrote that every one of ...

Why are Catholics so Happy? | Arthur C. Brooks

Why are Catholics so Happy? | Arthur C. Brooks

Author and Harvard professor,

Why We're All So Unhappy-Arthur Brooks

Why We're All So Unhappy-Arthur Brooks

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of

7 Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age

7 Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age

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The art and science of happiness | Arthur Brooks | TEDxKC

The art and science of happiness | Arthur Brooks | TEDxKC

Arthur C

Lean Into Imposter Syndrome, Don't Give In to It

Lean Into Imposter Syndrome, Don't Give In to It

Harvard behavioral social scientist and author of "The Happiness Files"