Bob Greene says work should not be separate from the rest of your life. People who use their money to pay for experiences are happier, and they stay happier longer than people who buy material things. He shares a favorite quote by Joseph Campbell: "If the path before you is clear, you're probably on somebody else's path" The author also likes So Old School is Pride and Prejudice as well as Richard Powers' Overstory.
Dr. Robert Waldinger breaks down key insights on happiness gathered from the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The top stress regulator—and how to cultivate it in your life
2) Two big happiness myths to debunk
3) How to foster warm, authentic relationships with one question
Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. Dr. Waldinger received his AB from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents.
He is also a Zen master (Roshi) and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. Robert is the co-author of the book The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.