IT's 5:00 Somewhere Cocktail Hour
April 28, 2023
5-6 pm EST

Just What Is Happiness
and Why Does it Elude Us? 

How can we be better friends?
How can we be better company with ourselves?

How can we improve our relationship with nature, and come to appreciate time as more than just a passage of moments? Join Adam Sandel, author of Happiness in Action: A Philosopher's Guide to the Good Life,  for a discussion of these age-old human questions.  Drawing on the wisdom of ancient philosophers, and on his personal journey in pursuit of the Guinness World Record for Most Pull-Ups in One Minute, Adam proposes a surprising answer to the question of the meaning of the good life.   

True happiness comes not from achieving one's goals but from immersing oneself in activity that is intrinsically rewarding and learning to see life as a journey.  At the heart of life as a journey are three values that get displaced and distorted by our goal-oriented striving: self-possession, friendship, and engagement with nature.  Join Adam for a discussion of these virtues, an exploration of their deeper meaning and a joint effort to illuminate the path to greater flourishing and purpose.  

Adam Adatto Sandel is a philosopher, award-winning teacher, and holder of the Guinness World Record for Most Pull-Ups in One Minute.  Author of the critically acclaimed The Place of Prejudice: A Case for Reasoning within the World, he has taught at Harvard University and is an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York.