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Harvard’s #1 Professor on the Secret to Happiness & Meaning in Your Life! Part 3 with Arthur Brooks

April 21, 2026·42 mininterviewself improvement
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The purpose of life is found in love, service, and being needed by others; true meaning comes not from self-sufficiency but from allowing others to love and serve us, and from being open to a transcendent calling—whether spiritual or humanistic—that evolves over time.


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Arthur C. Brooks

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The Meaning of Your Lifeby Arthur C. BrooksWorthyby Jamie Kern Lima

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