Arthur C. Brooks, PhD

Session Info

How to Find the Meaning of Your Life

Monday, May 4th

11:10 am – 12:10 pm ET

Grand Ballroom

Do you know the meaning of your life? More and more Americans — especially young adults — say they do not, and this is a major cause of rising unhappiness. In this session, Arthur shows how modern life with its technological distractions is changing our brains and making meaning and purpose harder to find. But he also reveals the solutions we can implement personally to bring meaning — and thus greater happiness — back into our lives, as well as the lives of those we love.

Harvard Professor & Bestselling Author

Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a CBS News Contributor, columnist with The Free Press, and host of the weekly podcast “Office Hours with Arthur Brooks.”

Brooks is the author of 15 books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers, Build the Life You Want, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, and From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. His next book, The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, will be released on March 31.

Brooks is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness, appearing in the media and traveling the world to teach people in private companies, universities, public agencies, and faith communities how they can live happier lives and bring greater well-being to others.

Session Info

Harvard Professor & Bestselling Author

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