Find Your Purpose in Months — Genius Life with Arthur Brooks

Feeling empty despite success? In this condensed Genius Life episode, Harvard behavioral scientist Arthur Brooks shows how to stop using “left‑brain” hacks to solve “right‑brain” questions and recover meaning. (Original 68 minutes, condensed to 18 minutes.) Host Max Lugavere and Arthur Brooks unpack why boredom, default‑mode reflection, and disciplined rituals—not productivity tricks—unlock purpose. You’ll learn Brooks’s three why‑questions for meaning (coherence, purpose, significance), his three macronutrients of happiness, the formula Suffering = Pain × Resistance, and six practical protocols to rewire habits in months. The summary covers neuroscience of hemispheric function, the dangers of tech‑driven distraction, relationship listening vs. fixing, and actionable steps for mental health, wellness, and long‑term resilience. Keywords: meaning, purpose, neuroscience, habits, boredom, mental health. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.