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The Big Story: The Happiness Files

Arthur C. Brooks and Adrienne LaFrance discuss Brooks’s new book, The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life.

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The Atlantic

Updated at 2:50 p.m. ET on August 26, 2025

Atlantic executive editor Adrienne LaFrance and contributing writer Arthur C. Brooks discuss Brooks’s new book, The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life. Based on Brooks’s popular “How to Build a Life” column in The Atlantic, The Happiness Files offers practical wisdom to help readers lead a life that feels full and meaningful.

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