Life is in the Transitions

Revisited: Your Instincts Know What You Want with Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks

A Bit of Optimism, 6 October 2026. The book comes up at 19 min 13 sec in.

Arthur Brooks recommends Bruce Feiler's book about life transitions, calling it "a very nice book." He describes its central finding that in more than 90% of cases people experience major life disruptions — "life quakes" — as unwelcome in the moment but later as beneficial, a phenomenon Brooks connects to the behavioral-science concept of fading affect bias.

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