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    Summary of Build the Life You Want By Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
    Summary of Build the Life You Want By Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
    Summary of Build the Life You Want By Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
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    Summary of Build the Life You Want By Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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    Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey's book, Build the Life You Want, offers a roadmap for achieving greater happiness, regardless of challenging circumstances. Drawing on scientific research and personal experience, they guide readers through emotional self-management techniques to build the four pillars of happiness: family, friendship, work, and faith. The book provides practical advice and wisdom from personal experiences and the experiences of others.

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    PublisherWillie M. Joseph
    Release dateSep 13, 2023
    ISBN9798223046387
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      Summary of Build the Life You Want By Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey - Willie M. Joseph

      A Note from Oprah

      The Oprah Winfrey Show provided a front-row seat to unhappiness, with guests including those devastated by tragedy, betrayal, deep disappointment, anger, regret, guilt, shame, and fear. However, the show also witnessed abundant happiness, such as those who found love, friendship, selflessness, and giving. Unhappy guests often provoked empathy, while happy ones were genuinely inspired by those who had every reason to be unhappy but were not.

      The desire to be happy was common among all audience members, and the author asked what they most wanted in life. People often couldn't articulate what happiness looked like, but Arthur Brooks' book, From Strength to Strength, provides a solution. Brooks' confidence and certainty about the meaning of happiness are comforting and galvanizing, and he can talk broadly and specifically about growing into one's best self and becoming a better human being.

      The author realized that if The Oprah Winfrey Show had continued, he would have been calling on Arthur to contribute to almost every topic discussed. His book exudes confidence and certainty about the meaning of happiness, which is comforting and galvanizing.

      A Note from Arthur

      The author, a social scientist and happiness specialist, explains that happiness is not a natural gift, and naturally happy people often don't study it. Instead, they write, speak, and teach about happiness because it's naturally hard for them. The author's baseline wellbeing level is significantly lower than average, and their work as a social scientist is not research, but me-search.

      The author started studying happiness 25 years ago as a PhD student, unsure if academic knowledge could help. However, a decade ago, a friend asked the author to use their knowledge to see if there were ways to change their own habits. They started observing their well-being levels, studying the nature of their suffering, and conducting experiments based on data.

      The results showed that teaching the science of happiness, translated into practical advice, was helping people. The author decided to change careers and quit his chief executive job at the age of fifty-five, focusing on writing, speaking, and teaching about the science of happiness. He dedicates his work to lifting people up and bringing them together in bonds of love and happiness, using science and ideas.

      The author, a professor at Harvard University, created a class on the science of happiness and started a column at The Atlantic. He used his background as a quantitative researcher to investigate happiness topics and turn them into real-life experiments. Over time, he observed how his brain processed negative emotions and learned to manage them without trying to get rid of them. He began to see relationships as an interplay between hearts and brains and adopted the habits of the happiest people. He also heard from people around the world who learned from him.

      The author's well-being has increased, and he has seen improvements in students, business leaders, and ordinary people who learn the principles. They have experienced pain and loss but found joy amid their suffering. The author now collaborates with Oprah Winfrey, who has lifted up millions of people in love and happiness worldwide. Their mission is to open up the science of happiness to people in all walks of life, helping them build the life they want, starting with their emotions and then expanding to family, friendships, work, and spiritual life.

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      Albina’s Secret

      Albina Quevedo, a mother-in-law, recounts her life's trials and struggles. She lived through the Spanish Civil War, where she was often hungry and saw death and suffering around her. Her father was arrested and spent years in prison for serving on the losing side of the conflict. Despite this, she always saw her childhood as happy, as her parents loved her and each other.

      However, after her husband abandoned her without child support and plunged them into poverty, Albina felt stuck and miserable. She believed that a happier life was impossible as long as her circumstances remained unchanged. At age 45, she changed her outlook on life by enrolling in college to become a teacher. This was a life-changing success, and she became her own person, supporting her children and making friends she would cherish.

      Fourteen years later, Albina's wayward husband wanted to return, and they never separated again. They were happily married for fifty-four years, butnow at age ninety-three, her joy undiminished and even increased. Everyone marveled at the way her happiness grew as she

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