Narrated by Arthur C. Brooks, The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur C. Brooks has a runtime of 6 hrs 40 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find—and a plan to discover your life’s deepest purpose.
If you struggle to discern life’s meaning, you’re not alone. Millions today describe a growing sense of emptiness, a lack of purpose and significance. And there’s a reason: Rapid cultural, economic, and technological changes have rewired our brains, reducing their ability to perceive depth and purpose.
In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks shows you how to push back against these changes and find the meaning you need to live a happy, fulfilling life. Relying on cutting-edge science, he offers practical, evidence-based strategies for breaking free of the powerful trends and personal habits that dull your focus on the why of your life. Drawing on the great philosophers and the world’s faith traditions, he shows how everyone can—and must—approach life’s most important and mysterious questions and provides a blueprint that will help even the most skeptical person find a life of spiritual transcendence, passionate love, and true calling.
“What is the meaning of my life?” is not an unanswerable question, but rather the start of a pilgrimage into unexplored corners of your consciousness. The Meaning of Your Life is your handbook for this journey.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Arthur C. Brooks
- Length: 6 hrs 40 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
The Meaning of Your Life holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 338 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 81% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it”
Dr) Brooks,
I really appreciate you sharing this story with me. I love the book most specifically the part about writing down your disappointment and then leaving a space there to be reviewed in a month and then leave me another space. I feel that this will be invaluable for my growth as a person. It kind of reminded me of those worry logs; where you jot down what’s your worried about to be revised at a later specified worry time?— Alison Schuback, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Incredibly needed now more than ever”
Arthur Brooks‘s book the meaning of your life is incredible. A must read both for young adults and students and adults of all ages. The time has come to let your life‘s meaning find you.— Kip Knippel, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “A help to everyone”
Culturally rich, very accessible, practical and profound. This is an excellent book touching on uniquely human topics with excellent perspective and research.— Daniel J. Rolczynski, Audible listener
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