563: Why Your Life Feels Meaningless Even If You’re Doing Everything Right | Arthur Brooks, PhD

About this episode

Arthur Brooks joins Max Lugavere to discuss the reasons behind feelings of unfulfillment despite doing everything right and how to find real meaning in life.

Harvard professor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks joins Max to unpack why so many of us can be doing everything “right” and still feel unfulfilled—and how to reconnect with real meaning, based on his new book The Meaning of Your Life. 15 Daily Steps to Lose Weight and Prevent Disease PDF: https://bit.ly/46XTn8f - Get my FREE eBook now! Subscribe to The Genius Life on YouTube! - http://youtube.com/maxlugavere Watch my new documentary Little Empty Boxes - https://www.maxlugavere.com/film This episode is proudly sponsored by: Puori provides IFOS-certified, high potency fish oil to satisfy all of your omega-3 needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (protein, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 20% off site-wide. JustThrive makes high quality probiotics with mental health in mind. Get 20% your first 90 day bottle when you go to ⁠ https://justthrivehealth.com/GENIUS and use code GENIUSLIFE at checkout!

People in this episode

Host: Max Lugavere

Guest: Arthur Brooks

Topics covered

• happiness
• meaning of life
• fulfillment
• health
• wellness
• personal development

Keywords

• happiness
• meaning
• fulfillment
• health
• personal development
• Arthur Brooks
• Max Lugavere

Sponsors

Puori, JustThrive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Products: Puori, JustThrive

Books & works: The Meaning of Your Life

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