What Arthur Brooks has said about Leisure, the Basis of Culture
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026
Arthur Brooks, Social scientist, Vanderbilt University professor and Harvard Business School senior fellow who studies happiness, has been quoted on Leisure, the Basis of Culture once in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Brooks, following Pieper, says proper leisure consists of deepening relationships, learning something unneeded, and developing oneself metaphysically.
“Number one is deepening relationships on purpose, man. I mean, on purpose”
Huberman Lab: The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 35:40
Episodes
The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur BrooksHuberman Lab · Sep 14, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
Andrew Huberman and Arthur Brooks discuss the three macronutrients of happiness, the four worldly idols, leisure, addiction, faith, and questions for finding meaning.
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