What’s most important to lead a happy life, says New York Times columnist David Brooks, is to take interest in other people. “The biggest thing is how good are you at conversation. Most of us are not as good as we think we are.”What’s most important to lead a happy life, says New York Times columnist David Brooks, is to take interest in other people. “The biggest thing is how good are you at conversation. Most of us are not as good as we think we are.”

