On Happiness: Life Lessons from COVID
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Over a year of global isolation and calamity, many of us have experienced disappointment, loss of control, loneliness and isolation, and uncertainty about the future. Happiness has, perhaps, seemed elusive. And yet, Harvard social scientist Arthur Brooks argues, the pandemic has offered us ways to grow, in ways most unexpected, and given us life lessons that may actually help us to lead a happier life. Join Professor Brooks for a talk that may change your perspective on happiness — for years to come.
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