Four worldly idols
Subject in Philosophy
Four worldly idols has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Huberman Lab. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Arthur BrooksSocial scientist, Vanderbilt University professor and Harvard Business School senior fellow who studies happiness
Brooks acknowledges that his own idol is honor, the desire to be loved by strangers.
“That leaves honor. And the truth is, I want people to love me. I want people to love me”
Huberman Lab: The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:22
Brooks argues that people addicted to honor typically learned in childhood that love must be earned.
“You know what honor addicts all have in common? They think that love is earned”
Huberman Lab: The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:58
Brooks says pursuing money, power, pleasure, or honor as ends leads to regret because it costs opportunities for love.
“when you pursue these things, you're doing it at cost, and the cost is almost always love”
Huberman Lab: The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:34
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
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.