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
May 21, 2024
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…”
Jun 25, 2024
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.”
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
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…”
Feb 26, 2025 neutral
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…”
Feb 26, 2025 negative
Feb 26, 2025 negative
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…”
Dec 4, 2025 neutral
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…”