Managing Happiness Trailer (Script and Editing)

Managing Happiness Trailer Script (Original)

 Hi. I’m Arthur Brooks, and I’m a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School.

What makes you happy? Would more money, a new relationship, job, or maybe even a pet, make you happier? Maybe to be happier, you should give up all these things, and go meditate on the top of a mountain. Or perhaps happiness is out of your control, and you are programmed to enjoy a lot--or a little.

These questions have puzzled humanity forever, and many people think they can’t be answered. But that’s wrong. It turns out that there is a huge body of science on human happiness--who has it, what causes it, and the biggest mistakes we all make when trying to acquire it. This is a course that brings all this information to you.

But it does more than just give you facts and data. It also teaches you how to use it in your life, so you can get happier, no matter where you start out. I will show you how philosophy, social science, history, and brain science all come together to give us the secrets to living fuller, more meaningful lives. And I will teach you the exercises you need to make these secrets a permanent part of your life, and share them with the people you love.

So, are you ready to learn how to be happier? Join me, and let’s do it together.