Office Hours

We chase success, recognition, and expansive networks, and yet many of us still experience a quiet, persistent loneliness.

Arthur Brooks opens this episode with a personal tribute to his late mother, an artist whose instinct for savoring the beauty around her was, he now realizes, one of the most important happiness lessons he ever received.

Grief is one of the most universal and least understood human experiences.

The phrase “touch grass” has become a popular internet meme, but Arthur Brooks dives into the actual neuroscience that makes it a mandatory practice for flourishing.

Arthur Brooks challenges the idea of a fixed professional calling, suggesting instead that a sense of purpose at work can be actively built through everyday choices.

In the final episode of his three-part series, Arthur Brooks tackles the quiet crisis hiding beneath achievement.

In Part Two of his series on meaning, Arthur Brooks dives into the neuroscience behind the meaning crisis, exploring why the avoidance of life’s deepest questions may be fueling rising rates of anxiety and depression.

In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. Arthur Brooks examines how experiences that scare us can change us for the better, distinguishing between different types of risk and offering three steps for wisely embracing fear.

In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. Arthur Brooks explores why fewer people are falling in love or committing to long-term relationships, and why this cultural shift has serious implications for meaning, purpose, and human flourishing.

In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. Arthur Brooks talks with personal finance expert Dave Ramsey about why money alone doesn’t create happiness and how the way we use money shapes our well-being.

In this new episode host Dr. Arthur Brooks reflects on why goal-setting is often misunderstood and why it matters so deeply.

In this new episode host Dr. Arthur Brooks, explores why concern about others’ opinions feels so powerful and how it quietly shapes our choices, behavior, and sense of self.