The Secrets to The Good Life: Insights from Harvard's 80-Year Study | Robert Waldinger

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🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Today's guest is Professor Robert Waldinger, who has been in charge of an 80-year study at Harvard University, tracking the happiness and well-being of a group of 724 people and their descendants. In his viral TED Talk, which has garnered over 40 million views, Professor Waldinger shared some of the insights he's gained from this long-term study, and in his new book, "The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness", he goes even deeper into the factors that contribute to a fulfilling life.

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0:00.0	A long time ago, I had read about this study that had been going on for over 80 years.
0:12.4	That basically, the scientists at Harvard found 724 people in 1938, and they're still doing
0:20.8	this study.
0:21.8	It's an 80 year study of their happiness, the happiness of their children, grandchildren,
0:27.9	on and on.
0:29.7	Imagine studying one of the most likely causes of happiness over long periods of time across
0:37.4	thousands of people and then their descendants.
0:40.6	Such a fascinating study.
0:41.5	And then the guy who's in charge of this study now, Professor Robert Waldenger from Harvard,
0:47.2	he did a TED talk a few years ago that got over 40 million views.
0:50.5	So people, their lives changed by the information that is uncovered in this study.
0:56.0	And he just wrote a book called The Good Life about what he's learned from this study.
1:01.3	He's also a psychiatrist, a Zen priest.
1:04.6	He's got a huge background about around the study of well-being and happiness.
1:10.4	Such a pleasure to have him on the show.
1:12.8	Again, his book is The Good Life.
1:14.6	And let's find out.
1:15.6	I really wanted to find out how I can live The Good Life.
1:17.9	So here he is.
1:22.1	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
1:26.9	This is The James Altiger Show.
1:38.6	I can't believe I'm talking to you actually because I've read through the years about this
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