Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3680: This 75-Year Harvard Study Shows How To Have Lifetime Joy by Benjamin Hardy on Health and Happiness
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Jul 26, 2025 Delve into the insights from a groundbreaking 75-year Harvard study that underscores the importance of relationships for happiness and health. Discover how love is the greatest predictor of life fulfillment, and explore the transformative power of gratitude and giving in relationships. Learn how personal responsibility can enhance emotional well-being. Strengthening connections is essential for navigating life's challenges and achieving lifelong joy. Cultivating a supportive community is key to lasting happiness.
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Good Relationships = Happiness
- The key message from the 75-year Harvard study is that good relationships keep us happier and healthier.
- Love and fulfilling relationships are the biggest predictors of happiness and fulfillment in life.
Relationships Boost Survival Rates
- Strong social relationships increase your likelihood of survival by 50%.
- Healthy relationships impact nearly every aspect of life positively.
Support Heals Trauma Impact
- Childhood trauma affects what happens inside a person, not just an external event.
- Having support during trauma helps recovery; isolation worsens lasting pain.
