Less than a quarter of Americans report high workplace wellbeing, yet work dominates our lives and shapes how we treat loved ones. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Oxford economist and director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, reveals why workplace happiness matters far beyond your job—it predicts voting behavior, family dynamics, and societal stability. Discover the one social factor that outpredicts income in determining life satisfaction, why youth are experiencing midlife crisis today, and the surprising leadership myth costing organizations billions. Shared meals and social connections predict life satisfaction as strongly as relative income and employment status; Americans now dine alone for 50% of meals, a 53% increase over two decades. Only 19% of senior leaders prioritize employee wellbeing strategically despite 87% claiming they care, revealing a critical gap between stated values and organizational action.