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259: The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur Brooks

Bookworm, 9 October 2026. The book comes up at 7 min 28 sec in.

Corey and Mike discuss Arthur Brooks's book on meaning, finding it unexpectedly focused on technology's negative effects. They work through his frameworks — happiness = enjoyment + satisfaction + meaning; meaning = coherence + purpose + significance — plus a discernment exercise, friendship types, a calling hierarchy, and a chapter on suffering. Both give it four stars, praising Brooks's engaging writing but finding it wide-ranging and not the strongest entry point in the meaning/purpose genre.

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