The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.

The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks

September 14, 2026 2:50:13 29.42 MB ( -29.43 MB less) Downloads: 0

Dr. Arthur Brooks, PhD, professor at Vanderbilt University and senior fellow at Harvard Business School, is an expert on the science of happiness. He shares the three “macronutrients” of true happiness and tools for you to understand what specifically is in the way of you accessing more happiness and a sense of purpose. Dr. Brooks’ work goes beyond stories and observations by offering potent self-discovery tools for you to identify what truly matters most to you and how to shape your life around those things, and doing so, experience more joy and fulfillment.

Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/298-arthur-brooks

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Arthur Brooks

(00:02:40) Public Science Education

(00:04:18) Happiness, Unhappiness, Tool: 3 Macronutrients of Happiness

(00:07:44) #1: Enjoyment, Pleasure; Animal Impulses vs Moral Aspirations; Exercise

(00:17:35) Sponsors: OurPlace & Helix Sleep

(00:20:41) Positive Self-Reflection, Public Commitments & Declare Moral Aspiration

(00:26:45) Moral Differences, Politics

(00:34:02) Tool: Proper Leisure & Values; Enrichment

(00:41:47) Deepening Relationships & Shared Suffering

(00:48:50) Sponsor: AG1

(00:50:08) #2: Satisfaction, Struggle & Purpose

(00:56:32) Struggle & Leisure, High Achievers; Happier with Age, Retirement

(01:03:26) #3: Meaning, Regret, Idols

(01:10:10) Sponsor: David

(01:11:20) Regret, Tool: Identifying Your Idol, Four Idols

(01:29:29) Vices & Virtues, Resisting Vices & Pursuing Moral Aspirations

(01:35:50) Admiration & Unique Self-Expression; Heroes

(01:44:43) Teaching & Sharing Knowledge

(01:49:55) Sponsor: LMNT

(01:51:15) Idols & Hedonic Treadmill, Addictive Behaviors & Quantification

(01:58:26) Life Meaning & Fundamental Experiences, Tool: Break Technology Addiction

(02:07:02) Faith, Gradual Exploration, Desire for the Divine

(02:12:20) Atheism, Death & Nonexistence; Practice Before Feeling

(02:18:18) Practicing Faith, Aging & Deepening Faith; Prayer Practice

(02:26:53) Spouse Relationship; Addiction, Workaholism

(02:35:06) Meaning of Your Life, Tool: 3 Questions of Meaning

(02:43:25) Acknowledgments, Pilgrimages

(02:47:23) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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