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Dr. Marc Schulz - How to Live the Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

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Are Challenges Helping You Grow?

In the 1910s and 20s, people were dying at much greater numbers than we do today. The Harvard study found that those who had experiences in which they were challenged often grew in ways that were important. So I think that idea that we grow through challenge is an important one. But if you step back and look at the big picture, they're passed to flourishing and to success that are possible for both groups.

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