In this new episode Steven sits down with the American psychiatrist and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Robert Waldinger.
Dr Waldinger is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the fourth director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. This is the longest every study of the same group of people over time, following 724 men for nearly 80 years. The study explores the factors that lead to healthy and happy lives. Robert is also the Founding Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation, which aims to implement the lessons learned from the Harvard Study in peoples work and personal life. His TED talk, “What makes a good life?” has been viewed over 40 million times.
In this conversation Robert and Steven discuss topics, such as:
- What are the factors that make for a good life
- The impacts that money and success have on a happy life
- Why relationships are the most important factor for long term health and wellbeing
- Why we should reexamine the value we place on relationships
- How modern society gets in the way of connection
You can purchase Robert’s new book ‘The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness’, here: ****https://bit.ly/3BiYSPW
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