Harvard Happiness Professor: Do You Know the Meaning of Your Life?

哈佛幸福学教授:你知道你生活的意义吗?

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

2026-03-31

1 小时 38 分钟
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Have you ever felt like life is moving fast, you’re doing everything right, but something still feels off? In this episode, I sit down with Arthur Brooks, a behavioral scientist at Harvard University, to talk about why achievement doesn’t always bring fulfillment, how busyness can pull you away from the people you love, and why meaning usually shows up through struggle. We talk about marriage, faith, ambition, and the habits that actually lead to happiness. This conversation made me rethink what success really is—and what kind of life is actually worth building. Visit his website where you can take the tests we talked about in this episode, https://www.arthurbrooks.com/  Check out Arthur’s new book, The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness Order The Next Conversation Workbook: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/workbook Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 20% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Mill. Try risk-free for 90 days and get $75 off at https://www.mill.com/jefferson  and use code JEFFERSON at checkout. ZocDoc. https://zocdoc.com/jefferson to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Order my book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show!  Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter.  Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube  Follow me on Instagram  Follow me on TikTok Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Have you ever questioned the meaning of your life?

  • Well, today I am talking with none other than Arthur Brooks.

  • You know him as the happiness expert.

  • He is a behavioral scientist at the Harvard University, has his own lab.

  • He is one of the best people I've ever met.

  • And this is only the beginning of the year.

  • He has a book called The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.

  • You'll find the links down in the show notes.

  • This book is releasing very soon.

  • It's already on sale.

  • I can tell you one of these, this conversation is probably one of the most

  • meaningful I 've had because of the topics we went into.

  • He's somebody that's almost double my age.

  • And so we get to dive into topics and lessons about marriage and faith and family

  • and imposter syndrome and why you should be bored.

  • Why boredom is a good thing.

  • You should be probably bored more often.

  • We dive into these things and what's best is.

  • He gets to use a lot of the science and research that he already used.

  • This is a conversation that you're really gonna get a whole lot of value from.