Friday, January 29, 2016

What Makes A Good Life?: Harvard University's Long Run Study Points to Something Vital


In this lovely TED Talk, psychiatrist Robert Waldinger shares the findings from Harvard University's 75-year-old study on adult development about what constitutes a good life. A group of 724 men was selected to participate in this study in 1938 – a group of sophomores at Harvard University and a group of boys from the poorest neighborhoods in Boston – and over the years, they have all been given questions about work, homelife and health .


And as a result of this fine study, these men's answers and lifes are pointing towards something important that you can benefit from today: build healthy and trustworthy relationships to build a good, happy and healthy life.



Featured image: Timberline Lodge Ski Club Party, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Jan 1942. Photography by Ralph Morse / LIFE Photo Collection. Via A Cup of Jo. H/t Vintage Ski.

Via Tjock (SE).