Dr. Arthur Brooks — #1 NYT Best-Selling Author | Vanderbilt Professor | Helping People Build Happier Lives
#1 NYT Best-Selling Author | Vanderbilt Professor | Helping People Build Happier Lives
Dr. Arthur Brooks ranks #58 of 18,566 LinkedIn creators in Higher Education, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 108.5K followers and published 45 posts in the last 60 days at a 0.3% average engagement rate.
- 108.5K followers
- 45 posts / 60d
- 0.3% avg engagement
- 4.9K 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 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.Brooks is a professor at Vanderbilt University and a senior fellow at the Harvard Business School. He is a CBS News contributor, columnist with The Free Press, and host of the weekly podcast "Office Hours with Arthur Brooks."He is the author of 16 books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, Build the Life You Want (co-authored with Oprah Winfrey), and From Strength to Strength.
Highlights
- Top 1% in United States — Ranked #20 of 5851 creators
- Top 1% Audience — 108,528 followers
- Top 1% Creator — 45 posts in 30 days
- Top 5% in Higher Education — Ranked #6 of 213 creators
Recent posts
Human doing vs. human being. Many high achievers aren't chasing money, status, or even success. They're trying to earn love through achievement. But love was never meant to be earned. When you believe love depends on what you accomplish, your life becomes a performance. You stop being a human being and become a human doing.
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The goal of a first date isn't to perform. It's to pay attention. The more interested you are in the person across from you, the less room your anxiety has to grow. And as the research shows, curiosity is often far more attractive than trying to be impressive.
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Lasting change comes from doing three things: -Understanding yourself. -Changing the way you live. -Teaching what you've learned to someone else.
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Last updated 2026-08-01