%% tags : #Omnivore #type/article #type/book %% --- Best of How to Build a Life === > by [The Atlantic](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic)  ## Highlights - 1/ How can we work toward satisfaction and enjoyment even in uncertain times? That’s a question @arthurbrooks has tackled in each installment of his weekly series, “How to Build a Life.” We’ve rounded up some of the most-read columns from 2021: https://t.co/nLkuV4ezu8 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593177813340161)) - 2/ “Falling in love is the start-up cost for happiness—an exhilarating but stressful stage we have to endure to get to the relationships that actually fulfill us,” @arthurbrooks wrote in February. https://t.co/hBclw4mL60 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593180434833413)) - 3 /Job satisfaction has little to do with the “what” of your work, and much more to do with the “who” and the “why.” @arthurbrooks on the kind of professional development that will actually make you happier. https://t.co/viSREhznTW ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593181835743245)) - 4/ Too much trivial enjoyment or grim determination will not produce a life well lived. In one column this year, @arthurbrooks explored how all of us can find a better balance between the two. https://t.co/6PEFAKdQPK ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593183333109772)) - 5/ If you treat your bedtime as a chore imposed by your inner adult, you’ll miss out on an opportunity to understand sleep as an intrinsic source of wisdom and happiness, @arthurbrooks wrote in a column exploring “revenge bedtime procrastination.” https://t.co/G9rEX8nZPr ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593184750780416)) - 6/ One study shows that nearly a third of the time people are on their smartphone, they don’t really want to be. @arthurbrooks laid out three concrete steps to break a digital dependency: https://t.co/WlJKWT2pJ4 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593186143309825)) - 7/ You can make your quest for meaning manageable by breaking it down into three bite-size dimensions, @arthurbrooks wrote: https://t.co/gmCHZsswck ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593187611283458)) - 8/8 Happiness can be hard to define, but having a clear set of goals can help you find enjoyment, satisfaction, and purpose, Brooks writes. Catch up on his columns as well as @TheAtlantic’s “How to Build a Happy Life” podcast in our @Flipboard magazine: https://t.co/6PGZ8KEDuQ ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1476593188932444162))