Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet's Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred

Arthur Brooks — Harvard professor on happiness and meaning. One of the densest Canon episodes in the backfill. Brooks introduces the three macronutrients of meaning (coherence, purpose, significance), the poet's protocol, the holy half-hour, and the formula "suffering = pain x resistance." Strong independent Canon signal on relationships, meaning, sobriety, exercise, and meditation — Brooks arrives at many of the same conclusions as other guests through different paths.