'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Run Your Life Like a Startup
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'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Run Your Life Like a Startup

12:46 Aug 18, 2025
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Happiness might not sound like a business strategy, but Arthur C. Brooks—Harvard professor, Atlantic columnist, and all-around happiness guru—says it’s the most important metric of all. In his new book ?The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life?, Arthur argues that your life is a startup, and you’re the founder, CEO, and maybe even the unpaid intern. Which means you’ve got to manage your most important asset: yourself. ? Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on ?Apple Podcasts?, ?Spotify?, or ?wherever you listen? ? Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? ?Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter?
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