The Oprah Podcast

HAPPINESS PROFESSOR: How to Discover the Meaning of Your Life with Oprah and Arthur C. Brooks

March 10, 2026·59 min·6-min readconversationalself improvement
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In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Oprah Winfrey and Harvard social scientist Arthur Brooks explore the growing crisis of meaninglessness in modern life, especially among young people. They discuss how technology, overstimulation, and avoidance of suffering contribute to a “doom loop

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Arthur Brooks

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Arthur BrooksOprah WinfreyJonathan HaidtRainn WilsonRhett Diesner

Books

The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptinessby Arthur BrooksBuild a Life You Wantby Arthur Brooks, Oprah WinfreyFrom Strength to Strengthby Arthur Brooks

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ChatGPTthem meaningofyourlife.com

Topics

AnxietyDepressionHabitsMental HealthPhilosophyProductivitySelf ImprovementTime Management

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