Office Hours with Arthur Brooks

Office Hours with Arthur Brooks

Hi Friends, I’m Arthur Brooks, a social scientist, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, columnist at The Free Press. I write, speak, and teach about the science of human happiness, blending neuroscience, behavioral science, philosophy, and religion for insights on how to live better and be happier. Each week on Office Hours, you’ll get a glimpse into the cutting edge research on happiness, and explore how you can use it to improve your life—and share what you learn with those you love. Join me in the movement to build a happier world–starting with you

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Episodes (55)

How Lying Sabotages Your Happiness

Jul 20, 2026

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Use Music to Change Your Brain and Get Happier

Jul 13, 2026

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How to Stay in Love with Your Soul Mate, with Special Guest Ester Brooks

Jul 6, 2026

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Why Success Never Feels Like Enough

Jun 29, 2026

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How to Beat Burnout

Jun 22, 2026

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9 Rules for a Happier Vacation

Jun 15, 2026

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How to Stop Dating the Wrong Person

Jun 8, 2026

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The Real Cost of Family Estrangement

Jun 1, 2026

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The Diet Protocols for Happiness

May 25, 2026

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4 Ways to Get Better at Friendship

May 18, 2026

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Stop Trying to be Perfect

May 11, 2026

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How to Enjoy Your Life

May 4, 2026

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How to Manage Grief

Apr 27, 2026

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Why You Literally Need to Touch Grass

Apr 20, 2026

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6 Big Lessons to Build Your Dream Life with Sahil Bloom

Apr 13, 2026

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How to Create Your Calling

Apr 6, 2026

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6 Protocols to Find Meaning and Build a Happier Life

Mar 30, 2026

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How the Meaning of Life Affects Your Brain: Part 2 of 3

Mar 23, 2026

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Find the Meaning of Your Life Part 1 of 3: Get Better at Boredom

Mar 16, 2026

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3 Steps to Embracing Your Fears

Mar 9, 2026

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How to find your faith

Mar 2, 2026

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The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure

Feb 23, 2026

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How to Live Your Life Like a Start-up with Codie Sanchez

Feb 16, 2026

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How to Find Love in 2026

Feb 9, 2026

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4 Ways to Be Less Lonely

Feb 2, 2026

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6 Financial Rules for Greater Happiness with Dave Ramsey

Jan 26, 2026

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The Anxiety Journal: A Neuroscience-Based Way to Calm Your Mind

Jan 24, 2026

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Why You Wake Up Anxious, And How to Fix It

Jan 22, 2026

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How to Set the Right Goals in Life

Jan 19, 2026

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The 9 Signs You’re Dating a Dark Triad (and How to Spot Them Early)

Jan 17, 2026

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How to Control Your Emotions (According to Neuroscience)

Jan 15, 2026

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How to Stop Caring What Others Think

Jan 12, 2026

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The 8 Life Lessons that Hoda Kotb Follows

Jan 5, 2026

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3 Ways to Set Smarter New Year’s Resolutions

Dec 29, 2025

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My 4-Step Method for Making the Holidays Better

Dec 22, 2025

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3 Ways to Want Less and Be Happier

Dec 15, 2025

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The 3 Macronutrients of Happiness, and How to Measure Yours

Dec 8, 2025

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The Truth About Creativity, Aging, and Discipline: From the World’s Best-Selling Author (James Patterson)

Dec 1, 2025

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5 Steps Toward a More Grateful Life

Nov 24, 2025

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My 9-Step Evening Protocol for More Happiness and Better Sleep

Nov 17, 2025

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A 5-Step Approach to Ending Your Phone Addiction

Nov 10, 2025

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Four Practical Ways to Live Like a Stoic with Ryan Holiday

Nov 3, 2025

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The 4 Types of Careers, and How to Find Yours

Oct 27, 2025

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4 Ways to Love the People You Disagree With

Oct 20, 2025

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3 Steps to Managing Your Emotions

Oct 13, 2025

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4 Ways to Use Common Knowledge to be Happier with Steven Pinker

Oct 6, 2025

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Exercise Your Way to Greater Well-Being

Sep 29, 2025

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My 6-Step Morning Protocol for a Better Day

Sep 22, 2025

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7 Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age

Sep 15, 2025

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Fame ruined me, but faith saved me: Office Hours meets The Office, with special guest Rainn Wilson

Sep 8, 2025

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