GEORGE V MAGAZINE
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Harvard happiness guru Brooks reveals two keys to being happier, backed by the science of happiness. Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks is one of the current leaders in the science of happiness. As a sociologist, he has spent years researching what makes us happy. Interviewed a on George V Magazine, the expert shared some of his keys to being happier.
In short, these are the two keys that the expert revealed in his interview for George V Magazine:
Evolve as a person and don’t accumulate, explains Brooks
According to Brooks, to be happier we should not be stuck in the past but look to the future . In this sense, he says, it is not advisable to try to be the person you were 20 years ago. In fact, he recently explained on Twitter, “one of the great problems with social networks is that they have made our lives cumulative. We cannot reinvent ourselves , and that is necessary for growth and happiness.” Brooks proposes not understanding life as a process of adding and possessing more things: “At first you want more, you always want more. But, the truth is that satisfaction in life is not having more things , but wanting less.”
Success is not enough, you need others, says Harvard professor
To explain this point, the happiness expert compares human beings to trees. “Very successful people tend to present themselves to others as a leafy tree with lots of leaves. However, they don’t pay as much attention to their roots.” Brooks reminds us of the importance of keeping our roots connected and the key is to cultivate relationships: “If, despite your efforts, you don’t achieve professional success, you’ll only have relationships left,” he explains. We need to give importance to giving and receiving love in our lives if we want to be happier. “In the end, on the last day of your life, you’ll only have love left. If you don’t have love, you have nothing,” he says.
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