happiness

9 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2024 by Arthur Brooks · across every show →

Everything said about happiness, oldest first

May 21, 2024
Insight
Brooks: The four essential pillars of happiness are faith, family, friends, and work
“Then we talk about the dishes in the happiness diet. And those dishes are faith, family, friends, and work.”
Arthur Brooks May 21, 2024 ▶ 19:46 Harvard Professor: THIS is the Secret to Human Wealth & Happiness | Arthur Brooks
May 21, 2024
Insight
Brooks: Happiness is not a feeling but consists of enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning
“Happiness, which is not a feeling. Very important because emotional self-management is critical to living a good life. And if you're just hoping for happy feelings, this is not going to lead you to emotional self-management. So, so we start off with a proper d…”
Arthur Brooks May 21, 2024 ▶ 19:10 Harvard Professor: THIS is the Secret to Human Wealth & Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Jun 25, 2024
Assertion Supported
Sanchez: Studies find higher IQ correlates with decreased happiness from socializing
“As someone climbs the intelligence curve, AKA they become more and more intelligent as measured by IQ, it turns out that being around other people, social interaction, friends or otherwise actually decreases your happiness.”
Codie Sanchez Jun 25, 2024 ▶ 11:09 Your Under-Performer Friends Cost You $100K a Year | Bill Perkins
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Brooks: Cognitive ability has little correlation with happiness
“There actually isn't very much correlation at all between cognitive ability and happiness.”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 17:48 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Insight
Brooks: Money increases well-being for the poor by reducing unhappiness
“There are ways to buy happiness. Now to begin with, more money early on, and there's a bunch of studies on this that shows that when you have more money, when you're poor, then you, your wellbeing does rise. And the reason is not because of happiness. It's bec…”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 1:19:56 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Brooks: Happiness and unhappiness are processed in different brain hemispheres
“Happiness and unhappiness are not opposites. They're largely governed in different hemispheres of the brain, as a matter of fact. So to say, if I got rid of the screens and had fewer aggravations and mood disorders, I would be happier. That's wrong. You'd be l…”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 3:03 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Feb 26, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Brooks: Non-religious people tend to be less happy than religious people
“We find that non-religious people tend to be less happy than religious people because they don't think that there's something big and good and beautiful that, that, that lies in store for all of us if we live right”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 19:09 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Feb 26, 2025 negative
Insight
Brooks: Four uses of money bring happiness; buying material goods fails
“So there's five things you can do with money. Okay. This is a very much a Cody Sanchez part of the conversation, isn't it? Number one, you can buy stuff, right? We've already talked about that. Number two, you can buy experiences. Number three, you can buy tim…”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 1:21:02 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
Dec 4, 2025 neutral
Insight
Manson: Money and happiness act like oxygen past a certain baseline
“Both money and happiness are They're like oxygen. When you don't have any, they solve everything, but when you have some, it solves nothing, right? So yeah, if you're broke, go get some money. Like, that's definitely gonna solve your problems, and if you're re…”
Mark Manson Dec 4, 2025 ▶ 7:55 The Confidence Expert: How To Build UNSHAKEABLE Self Confidence | Mark Manson
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