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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 1H 2M

563: Why Your Life Feels Meaningless Even If You’re Doing Everything Right | Arthur Brooks, PhD

from The Genius Life · host Max Lugavere

Harvard professor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks joins Max to unpack why so many of us can be doing everything “right” and still feel unfulfilled—and how to reconnect with real meaning, based on his new book The Meaning of Your Life.15 Daily Steps to Lose Weight and Prevent Disease PDF: https://bit.ly/46XTn8f - Get my FREE eBook now!Subscribe to The Genius Life on YouTube! - http://youtube.com/maxlugavereWatch my new documentary Little Empty Boxes - https://www.maxlugavere.com/filmThis episode is proudly sponsored by:Puori provides IFOS-certified, high potency fish oil to satisfy all of your omega-3 needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (protein, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 20% off site-wide.JustThrive makes high quality probiotics with mental health in mind. Get 20% your first 90 day bottle when you go to ⁠https://justthrivehealth.com/GENIUS and use code GENIUSLIFE at checkout!

Harvard professor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks joins Max to unpack why so many of us can be doing everything “right” and still feel unfulfilled—and how to reconnect with real meaning, based on his new book The Meaning of Your Life.15 Daily Steps to Lose Weight and Prevent Disease PDF: https://bit.ly/46XTn8f - Get my FREE eBook now!Subscribe to The Genius Life on YouTube! - http://youtube.com/maxlugavereWatch my new documentary Little Empty Boxes - https://www.maxlugavere.com/filmThis episode is proudly sponsored by:Puori provides IFOS-certified, high potency fish oil to satisfy all of your omega-3 needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (protein, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 20% off site-wide.JustThrive makes high quality probiotics with mental health in mind. Get 20% your first 90 day bottle when you go to ⁠https://justthrivehealth.com/GENIUS and use code GENIUSLIFE at checkout!

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