“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…”
If you caught part one of today’s dynamic conversation with Arthur Brooks, we talked about the role of progress in your ability to flourish, the danger of being attached to your beliefs and what happens when you allow your views to define your identity.
Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, Harvard professor, and bestselling author committed to helping people find success, happiness and deep meaning. He's such a profound thought-leader in the space that he just released a book with Oprah called Build the Life You Want, The Art and Science of Getting Happier.
We explore a deeply thought-provoking conversation about the pursuit of happiness through progress, learning, and understanding. As simple as the idea of happiness seems on the surface, understanding the complexities of what it means to pursue it, relish tt, and define the meaning of it without attachment and dogmatic viewpoints escapes many people.
In the second part of our conversation, we tip the scales and really explore some controversial areas which is such a gift:

The concept of beliefs becoming a religion 

The topic of political differences and abuse being reasons for family schisms.

The idea of making decisions that go against our natural instincts.


By the end of this podcast, I want for your challenge your beliefs and reassess where you are in your pursuit of happiness. Are you exploring life with meaning on your journey or trapped in misconceptions and social constructs that distort your ability to ever be happy.
ARTHUR BROOKS QUOTES:
“Each of us is an entrepreneur in the startup of our lives. That's what really matters. And what we need is to always have a clear intention…”
“The best thing that you can possibly do is to think about the emotions that you're feeling, what they mean and how best to use them.” 
“All the things we really want in life. All of our deep desires are complex. All of our solutions are complicated, and we're throwing complicated solutions at complex problems and we're not getting happier.”
“They're not entrepreneurial in the part of life that matters the most, which is their heart.”
“The first one is that there is meaning. You need to find it and live up to it.”

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Website: https://arthurbrooks.com/ 
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthurbrooks123 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthurcbrooks/ 

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