{"id":12128,"date":"2025-12-23T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/arthur-brooks-finding-the-meaning-of-your-life-the-poets-protocol-the-holy-half-hour-and-why-your-suffering-is-sacred-841\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:31:00","slug":"arthur-brooks-finding-the-meaning-of-your-life-the-poets-protocol-the-holy-half-hour-and-why-your-suffering-is-sacred-841","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/arthur-brooks-finding-the-meaning-of-your-life-the-poets-protocol-the-holy-half-hour-and-why-your-suffering-is-sacred-841\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Brooks \u2014 Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet&#8217;s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred (#841)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arthur Brooks \u2014 Finding The Meaning of Your Life\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGKb3lKfP9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Arthur Brooks<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arthurbrooks\">@arthurbrooks<\/a>) is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also the host of the weekly podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arthurbrooks.com\/office-hours\"><em>Office Hours with Arthur Brooks<\/em><\/a> and a columnist at <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, where he writes the popular weekly \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/projects\/how-build-life\/\">How to Build a Life<\/a>\u201d column.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks is the author of 15 books, including the #1 <em>New York Times<\/em> bestsellers, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Build-Life-You-Want-Science\/dp\/0593545400\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\"><em>Build the Life You Want<\/em><\/a>, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strength-Finding-Success-Happiness-Purpose\/dp\/059319148X\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\"><em>From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life<\/em><\/a>. His next book, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meaning-Your-Life-Finding-Emptiness-ebook\/dp\/B0FHJT4LRP\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\"><strong><em>The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, will be released on March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/humann.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Humann<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2019s SuperBeets Sport for endurance and recovery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monarchmoney.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Monarch\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong>track, budget, plan, and do more with your money<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>AG1<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0all-in-one nutritional supplement<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/coyotegame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Coyote the card game\u200b<\/strong><\/a><strong>, which I co-created with Exploding Kittens<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>Arthur Brooks \u2014 Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet&#8217;s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/f346c827-70fc-4ead-aab1-d408c6f2ed78\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/841-arthur-brooks-finding-the-meaning-of-your-life\/id863897795?i=1000742516494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3qRWSWE9kcrQt0Cvy4Q9V2?si=a_0sWOd9RZeMeXv-aBRVEA\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebsJLvHI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supplements<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools\/Devices<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concepts<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/monarchmoney.com\/tim\">Monarch<\/a>! <\/strong>Traditional budgeting apps can help, but they don\u2019t compare to the complete financial command center you get with this episode\u2019s sponsor, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/monarchmoney.com\/tim\">Monarch<\/a>. 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