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Build the Life You Want

Build the Life You Want

By Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey

Audio available 9 minute read Published Sep 12, 2023

What you'll learn

Arthur C. Brooks is a social scientist who teaches happiness and leadership at Harvard and writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column for The Atlantic; Oprah Winfrey hosted The Oprah Winfrey Show for twenty-five years and has spent decades talking with people about what makes a good life. In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey argue that you do not have to wait for your circumstances to change before you can become happier. Pairing research with stories from their own lives, they show how managing our emotions frees us to invest in what matters most: family, friendship, meaningful work and faith. The result is a hopeful guide to getting happier, one deliberate step at a time.

Key insights

  1. 1 Happiness Is a Direction
  2. 2 The Three Macronutrients
  3. 3 Observing Your Emotions
  4. 4 Cultivating Better Emotions
  5. 5 Less Self-Focus
  6. 6 The Imperfect Family
  7. 7 Deep Friendships
  8. 8 Work That Means Something
  9. 9 Faith and Love

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