Understanding True Happiness and the Tools to Cultivate a Meaningful Life
In this podcast, Peter Attia interviews Arthur Brooks about happiness: https://peterattiamd.com/bestofbrooks/
Timestamps:
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Happiness vs. happy feelings, and how happiness and unhappiness can coexist [A: 2:15, V: 1:20];
The six fundamental emotions [A: 5:30, V: 4:43];
The three main “macronutrients” of happiness [A: 15:00, V: 14:18];
Enjoyment: one of the three macronutrients of happiness [A: 22:45, V: 22:02];
Satisfaction: one of the three macronutrients of happiness [A: 30:45, V: 29:55];
Sense of purpose: one of the three macronutrients of happiness [A: 38:45, V: 37:53];
Fame: one of the traps that hijack our happiness [A: 46:30, V: 45:39];
Success addiction, workaholism, and their detriment to happiness [A: 49:15, V: 48:34];
The reverse bucket list: one of Arthur’s tools and practices he recommends for moving past the traps that hijack our happiness [A: 59:15, V: 58:32];
Metacognition: one of Arthur’s tools and practices he recommends for moving past the traps that hijack our happiness [A: 1:01:00, V: 1:00:08];
Taking charge of your happiness: discipline, transcendent experiences, and other deliberate actions for “happier-ness” [A: 1:11:30, V: 1:10:36];
Tracking happiness: the biomarkers and micronutrients behind the macronutrients of happiness [A: 1:22:45, V: 1:10:36];
The value of minimizing the self and looking outward [A: 1:30:45, V: 1:29:48];
How Arthur surprised himself with his ability to improve his happiness [A: 1:34:45, V: 1:33:57]; and
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