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The secret to a happier life? Harvard says it depends on having these 3 kinds of friends

A Harvard study highlights positive relationships as key to happiness and health. Aristotle identified three friendship types: utility, pleasure, and perfect connections. Utility friendships offer practical benefits and shared goals for advancement. Pleasure friendships stem from mutual enjoyment and shared interests. Perfect friendships, built on mutual care, foster virtue and…

The Economic Times

Harvard professor says leaders have a responsibility to be happy at work because it can affect your stock price

Arthur C. Brooks argues happier employees can actually boost your company's stock price.

Fortune

Will Retiring Early Make You Happier? It’s Complicated

Many people dream of retiring early. But leaving the daily grind may not be the key to happiness for everyone.

Kiplinger

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A capitalist cheerleader wrote the US’s hottest new self-help book. Surprised?

Arthur Brooks spent years advocating cuts to the social safety net. Now, with the help of Oprah, NPR and the Atlantic, he’s teaching Americans to be happy

The Guardian - US

In the age of information we need to favour experts over influencers - David Smith

In the age of information we still need to favour experts over influencers - David Smith

The National (Scotland)

Bari Weiss, Joe Lonsdale, and Niall Ferguson have dreams of building a free speech school in Texas. Emails from a regulator reveal they aren’t authorized to call it a ‘college’

Aggressive timelines and initial missteps could throw a wrench in plans for the University of Austin.

Fortune

Winfrey teams with Arthur C. Brooks on book about happiness

Oprah Winfrey’s latest book project is one she helped write

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What’s a gerontocracy — and is the US one? Data shows Congress is trending older

The average congressperson is far older than the average American, a fact that won’t surprise most people. But senators and representatives are increasingly staying in office into their later years, a trend that worries some and smacks of ageism for others.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Sam Gooden, founding member of The Impressions, dies 87

The Impressions formed in the 1950s after Gooden and brothers Richard and Arthur Brooks met Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler in Chicago.

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