The art and science of happiness | Arthur Brooks | TEDxKC

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Harvard Professor of happiness, Arthur Brooks, turns the tables on the idea of the "bucket list" as a way of achieving satisfaction, showing us where real joy and contentment are far more likely to be found. Arthur C. Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School.

Before joining the Harvard faculty in 2019, he served for 10 years as president of the Washington, D.C.-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the world’s leading think tanks. Under his leadership, the Institute more than doubled its annual revenues, deepened its outreach to leaders across the ideological spectrum and expanded its research portfolio to include work on poverty, happiness and human potential.

Brooks is the author of 12 books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller “From Strength to Strength.” He is also a columnist for The Atlantic and host of the podcast “How to Build a Happy Life with Arthur Brooks.” Brooks gives more than 100 speeches per year around the U.S., Europe and Asia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
  • @valescaladeira
    I highly recommend his course on managing happiness. It changed my life! And it s 100% free.
  • @RD12349
    Healthy friendships- Anyone who introduces you to bad habits is not your friend.
  • @tomTom-lb5cu
    Happiness varies from day to day . I can be happy at some point everyday. If I start feeling depressed, I’ll exercise and then I’ll feel great actually. Get a nice shower, stay neat and clean. Maintain my appearance the best I can and it gives me self respect. I’m happier now in my 60’s than I’ve ever been in my life . This is freedom. Being a teenager was freedom because we have no financial stress but we have school stress. Now as long as you are financially independent and physically fit life is good every minute. But a good part of that is from the sacrifices I made in the years before that because I visualized this in my thirties. When you reach the age where your parents passed away then it your time to just enjoy a peaceful, fun life. Be kind, be happy, be generous in whatever way you can and it will come back to you. You reap what you sow. God bless
  • @olebrumm8
    this man is a great public speaker
  • @dannifever
    I struggle with my wellness sometimes. the high and lows come but right now after three years of recovery and actually listenning, truly studying , has helped me grow and that i am in control of my happiness... by being humble and above all striving for what is right... idk how to write well but im trying my best daily to do what i need. im thankful to come accross this video , its proven to me that I AM ON THE RIGHT PATH TO MY RECOVERY... DONT GIVE UP IF YOUR TRYING > WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU!~
  • @tangjy
    Very simplified western-centric perspective. It works in our modern materialistic Western world - to a degree. He said it requires you to “be strong”, so requiring willpower, discipline, work, which is all well and good. What if one year,after practicing all these, he still isn’t happy? That’ll probably get him into a downward spiral. Equanimity with how things are is the Buddhist perspective, so he gets close to that idea. One aspect he misses is, look at why you want certain things - that why could give you clues as to what you’re truly seeking. I do agree that the journey, the search is an essential part of life, and embracing that rather than focusing on the final point does bring more happiness.
  • @ambiven10
    Dr Arthur is amazing! I love his work. We need his talks now more than ever.
  • @finnophilepodcast
    lovely. I have been following Arthur's works for a while and what he says makes complete sense.
  • @matchakaw6603
    i dont get how this only have views as of 12/29/2022. this is golden
  • @crystalclear6660
    Faith. I could work on that. Family- what if your family is toxic or they don’t care about being your family. And say you’re dealing with conditional love? Friends? Everyone is fake and shallow. It be nice to have REAL friends. But how does one make REAL friends in their forties? Or when your life is work, home, sleep, repeat? And maybe I can do the last one. But still I want more. I want a f*cking raise. I work hard. Very hard. And regardless of whether I get my license or not…I deserve a raise.
  • @luisarellanorn3309
    Maybe...Always from Servanthood within the contentment of true Salvation. Eternal life in Christ
  • @_fffeline
    I will be taking your class at Harvard. Thank you for offering this course!
  • @RD12349
    Friends with good habits & healthy attitude. People who are grateful and see the good & positive. Stay away from people who have victim mentality. Always looking for drama & complaining& ungrateful.
  • @gregkettnerworkhappy
    Thank you for your talk Arthur. The work you so is so amazing. Thank you!😀
  • @thomasellis5617
    Fascinante yo supe de este hombre maravilloso gracias a un libro de Andrés opennheimer hace referencia a su trabajo y aquí estoy, una cosa buena me trajo a otra mejor.❤❤