The foremost expert on happiness thinks your ambition is making you miserable

The foremost expert on happiness thinks your ambition is making you miserable

Arthur Brooks is the poster child for an interesting and accomplished life. He has made it a practice to upend his career every decade. He played the French horn for the Barcelona orchestra, is friends with the Dalai Lama, and is the author of 14 books (including one coauthored with Oprah Winfrey).  He’s also a happiness evangelist and a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, where he teaches a popular course on leaders…