Ep. 280: Proven Rules for Deep Living (w/ Arthur Brooks)
Description
The mega-bestselling writer Arthur Brooks is one of the rare individuals to have both lived a carefully cultivated deep life and written a book on the topic (co-authored with Oprah!). In today’s episode, Cal interviews Brooks, going deep into the details of his unusual and inspiring career and extracting proven rules from his experience.
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INTERVIEW: Mega-bestselling writer Arthur Brooks [6:39]
Cal’s Favorite Completely Unnecessary and Embarrassingly Geeky Things for 2024 [1:16:04]
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.
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