280 Cultivating happiness, emotional self management, and more, Arthur Brooks

Watch the full episode and view show notes here: Become a member to receive exclusive content: Sign up to receive Peter s email newsletter: Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, columnist for The Atlantic, and bestselling author. In this episode, Arthur returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Build the Life You Want. He delves into the nuanced concept of happiness, differentiating between momentary feelings and overall wellbeing. He explains the importance of understanding ones personality pattern with respect to positive and negative emotions in order to better selfmanage emotions. He delves into the three key elements of happiness, offering practical strategies for enhancing those specific domains through methods such as metacognition, transcendent experiences, discipline, minimizing selffocus while directing attention outward, and more. Through personal