Hey everybody this is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters. Today we're so honored to welcome

Arthur Brooks to the podcast. Arthur is a renowned social scientist, Harvard professor, and

best-selling author and we were so excited to talk with him about his latest book,

Build the Life You Want, which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.

In our conversation today, Arthur offers some profound insights on happiness,

emphasizing that though genetics and circumstances

influence our baseline, we have significant agency over the way we feel. It's a

skill that we can practice and improve. He says that happiness isn't about avoiding suffering and he shares how

negative emotions can actually serve as signals that help us grow. This episode is

so full of advice for creating a life of enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning, and there's lots of practical

tips for exactly what to do when you are feeling overwhelmed by negative feelings.

We're so grateful to Arthur for joining us and for his work, and we really hope that you'll find his

insights on happiness and purpose, inspiring and practical. And with that we'll jump

right into our conversation with Arthur Brooks. Well Arthur, thank you so much for being here.

It's an absolute pleasure to have you.

Thank you.

I've been looking forward to it.

Oh, good.

I guess, based on the pre-talk, it's probably still inappropriate to call you an honorary

Latter-day saint.

But you do have some relationship.

I'm not sure what it means.

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