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What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness

2024/4/4
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Mel Robbins:探讨了人们对幸福的误解,以及哈佛大学86年研究的重要性。她强调了人际关系在幸福生活中的核心作用,并分享了自己在人际关系方面的经验和感悟。 Robert Waldinger:详细介绍了哈佛成人发展研究的背景、方法和主要发现,指出良好的人际关系是长寿、健康和幸福的关键因素。他解释了人际关系如何调节压力,并提供了应对孤独和人际关系问题的实用建议。他还讨论了金钱、成就、比较等因素对幸福的影响,以及如何培养良好的人际关系,包括亲密关系、友谊和亲子关系。他强调了关注当下、培养好奇心和接纳变化的重要性。 Mel Robbins:分享了自己对幸福和人际关系的理解,并与Robert Waldinger就相关话题进行了深入探讨。她提出了关于孤独、人际关系、金钱、比较等问题,并分享了自己的经验和感悟。 Robert Waldinger:基于哈佛大学86年的研究,对幸福和人际关系进行了深入的阐述。他强调了人际关系对身心健康和长寿的重要性,并提供了应对孤独、社交焦虑等问题的实用建议。他还讨论了金钱、成就、比较等因素对幸福的影响,以及如何培养良好的人际关系,包括亲密关系、友谊和亲子关系。他强调了关注当下、培养好奇心和接纳变化的重要性。

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This one study will change how you think about your entire life.

Today, you’re getting the definitive answer to this powerful question:

What makes a good life?

There is nothing more important than this conversation. Because by the time you are done listening, your life won’t be the same. 

In this episode, you’re getting the research, the secrets, and some very surprising takeaways from an 86-year-long study at Harvard. The Harvard Study of Adult Development began in 1938 and is the longest study that has ever been done on happiness, relationships, and the human experience. 

Joining Mel today is the director of that study, Dr. Robert Waldinger, MD. Dr. Waldinger is a medical doctor, professor at Harvard Medical School, and a zen priest. He is here to share all of the groundbreaking research and, more importantly, give you the answers to what you need to do starting today in order to live a good life.

You’ll learn the best life advice and lessons from 100-year-olds, the surprising question of whether you can predict if you’ll be healthy at age 80, the simple daily habit that leads to lasting happiness, and more—all backed by decades of research.

For more resources, including the link to Dr. Waldinger’s fantastic book, The Good Life, click here) for the podcast episode page. 

This episode is a companion to Mel's brand new free training, Make It Happen). 

This training is designed to help you make your next 6 months extraordinary.  It includes a 29 page workbook and 2 video trainings that use the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and create a plan to make it happen.

And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get started. Just sign up at melrobbins.com/makeithappen)

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