Arthur Brooks on how to build a meaningful life

About this episode

Arthur Brooks discusses insights from his book on finding purpose in life.

Arthur Brooks is a bestselling author and Harvard professor best known for his work on the science of happiness. He joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the insights at the heart of his new book: The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.  Link to Arthur's new book The Meaning of Your Life: https://www.arthurbrooks.com/books/the-meaning-of-your-life You can find more details about it here: themeaningofyourlife.com Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter:  https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Arthur Brooks

Topics covered

• happiness
• meaning of life
• purpose

Keywords

• bestselling author
• Harvard professor
• science of happiness

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Meaning of Your Life

Books & works: The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, The Meaning of Your Life

Places: California

More episodes of Masters of Scale

• The future of EVs, with Rivian’s RJ Scaringe · June 11, 2026 · 41 min
• World Cup kickoff: Goals, greed, and geopolitics, with ESPN’s Sam Borden · June 9, 2026 · 32 min
• Rapid Response: The Guardian’s secret weapon against media’s collapse, with CEO Anna Bateson · June 6, 2026 · 31 min
• Rohan Oza: The playbook for building billion-dollar consumer brands · June 4, 2026 · 28 min
• The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin · June 2, 2026 · 39 min
• How to get better at money, with Carrie Joy Grimes · May 28, 2026 · 31 min