Arthur Brooks

3 weeks ago | cuerpomente.com | Arthur Brooks |Celia Pérez León

A todos nos han enseñado, desde pequeños, que la generosidad está en dar, no en recibir. Compartir lo que tenemos, ofrecer nuestro tiempo, ceder el asiento, hacer favores sin pedir nada a cambio. O como dice el refrán, “hacer el bien sin mirar a quien”. Lo que rara vez se nos recuerda es que aceptar ayuda también puede ser una forma poderosa de generosidad. Esto te puede sonar a locura. ¿Cómo que pedir ayuda es ser generoso? ¿Pedir? ¿Generosidad? Suena, casi, como un trabalenguas lógico, pero no lo es.

4 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. As a professor, my primary vocation is to teach young adults skills that will prepare them to excel in their careers. The implicit assumption society makes is that professional excellence requires formal training, whereas excellence in the rest of life does not. There is no Harvard School of Leisure, after all. Work demands discipline and training; nonwork is easy and enjoyable and comes naturally.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. As a professor, my primary vocation is to teach young adults skills that will prepare them to excel in their careers. The implicit assumption society makes is that professional excellence requires formal training, whereas excellence in the rest of life does not. There is no Harvard School of Leisure, after all. Work demands discipline and training; nonwork is easy and enjoyable and comes naturally.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. As a younger man, I had an elderly family member who was, on the face of it, extremely kind and generous. Whenever she visited, she brought a thoughtful gift; she was always eager to have you over for your favorite meal; if you were sick, she would be at your bedside with chicken soup. But she had the strange habit of never accepting any favors from others. It was a source of pride for her, in fact.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Arthur Brooks

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. As a behavioral scientist with a long interest and background in the arts, I’ve always been fascinated by the 20th-century Catalan surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. Many regard him as a genius, but he is at least as famed for his eccentricity as his art.