The 1 Macronutrient High Performers Skip After 60 | Arthur Brooks, PhD
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Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Dr. Arthur Brooks discuss the components of happiness and how to make better decisions in life.
Most people chase happiness as a feeling and wait for certainty before making big decisions, and both instincts quietly backfire. Dr. Arthur Brooks joins Dr. Gabrielle Lyon to break down what happiness is and how to act on it. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Dr. Arthur Brooks discuss: The three "macronutrients" of happiness - enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning, and why pursuing pleasure alone leads to detox, not happiness A usable rule for any hard decision: aim for roughly 80% excitement, 20% fear, and near-zero "deadness" once you have about 80% situational awareness Why solo pleasures don't stick if you're doing it alone, you're probably doing it wrong, and how enjoyment requires people plus memory How GLP-1s, SSRIs, and hormonal shifts can dull motivation, reward, and desire, and why knowing this gives you power over it Simple tech protocols: phone-free first hour, meals, and last hour that protect oxytocin, meaning, and connection Understand happiness as something you build rather than something you wait to feel, and you walk away with concrete tools to decide better, connect deeper, and stop mistaking achievement for love. Want ad-free episodes? Subscribe to…
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