Dr. Arthur Brooks — #1 NYT Best-Selling Author | Harvard Professor | Helping People Build Happier Lives
#1 NYT Best-Selling Author | Harvard Professor | Helping People Build Happier Lives
Dr. Arthur Brooks ranks #206 of 14,983 LinkedIn creators in Higher Education, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 103.6K followers and published 34 posts in the last 30 days at a 0.2% average engagement rate.
- 103.6K followers
- 34 posts / 30d
- 0.2% avg engagement
- — follower growth / 30d
The roast
Arthur Brooks spends his life teaching Harvard students how to find meaning, yet manages to write thirty-four posts a month without saying a single thing that sticks. It takes a special kind of academic to turn the science of human happiness into a digital sedative that puts over a hundred thousand people to sleep.
About Dr. Arthur
Arthur Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership, happiness, and meaning.He is a columnist at The Free Press, where he writes the weekly column “The Pursuit of Happiness,” and a contributor to CBS News.Brooks is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 15 books. His most recent release is The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness (2026); as well as Build the Life You Want (2023), co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, and From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, and more.One of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness, Brooks writes, teaches, and speaks around the world on leadership, purpose, and well-being. He regularly works with companies, universities, public institutions, and faith communities to help people live happier, more meaningful lives and bring greater well-being to others.
Highlights
- Big Audience — 103,580 followers · top 1%
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #76 of 5205 creators
- Consistent Creator — 34 posts in 30d · top 5%
- Top 5% in Higher Education — Ranked #6 of 166 creators
Recent posts
As you age, your faith can deepen not because you have more answers, but because you've learned to live with questions you cannot answer.
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Research shows that people are often happier in the weeks before a vacation than during the vacation itself. The reason is anticipation. We tend to think happiness comes from the experience itself. But some of the pleasure comes from simply having something to look forward to.
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The people who have inspired me most rarely lead with their victories. Not because they have nothing to be proud of, but because they understand something profound: your accomplishments may earn respect, but your struggles are what allow other people to see themselves in you. We admire excellence, but we identify with imperfection.
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