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The good life : lessons from the world's longest scientific study of happiness / Robert Waldinger, MD, and Mark Schulz, PhD.
"What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life. The invaluable insights in this book emerge from the revealing personal stories of hundreds of participants in the Harvard Study as they were followed year after year for their entire adult lives, and this wisdom is bolstered by research findings from this and many other studies. Relationships in all their forms-friendships, romantic partnerships, families, coworkers, tennis partners, book club members, Bible study groups-all contribute to a happier, healthier life"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982166694 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Harvard Study of Adult Development. Happiness > Research. Quality of life > Evaluation. Relationship quality. Well-being > Research. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Stroud Branch | 158.1 Wal | 31681010306264 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, drawing from the personal stories of hundreds of participants, reveal that relationships in all their forms, from friendships and romantic partnerships to Bible study groups, contribute to a happier, healthier life. - Baker & Taylor
"What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life. The invaluable insights in this book emerge from the revealing personal stories of hundreds of participants in the Harvard Study as they were followed year after year for their entire adult lives, and this wisdom is bolstered by research findings from this and many other studies. Relationships in all their forms--friendships, romantic partnerships, families, coworkers, tennis partners, book club members, Bible study groups--all contribute to a happier, healthier life"-- - Simon and Schuster
A New York Times Bestseller
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their âcaptivatingâ (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.
What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life.
The invaluable insights in this book emerge from the revealing personal stories of hundreds of participants in the Harvard Study as they were followed year after year for their entire adult lives, and this wisdom was bolstered by research findings from many other studies. Relationships in all their formsâfriendships, romantic partnerships, families, coworkers, tennis partners, book club members, Bible study groupsâall contribute to a happier, healthier life. And as The Good Life shows us, itâs never too late to strengthen the relationships you already have, and never too late to build new ones. The Good Life provides examples of how to do this.
Dr. Waldingerâs TED Talk about the Harvard Study, âWhat Makes a Good Life,â has been viewed more than 42 million times and is one of the ten most-watched TED talks ever. The Good Life has been praised by bestselling authors Jay Shetty âan empowering quest towards our greatest need: meaningful human connectionâ), Angela Duckworth (âIn a crowded field of life advice...Schulz and Waldinger stand apartâ), and happiness expert Laurie Santos (âWaldinger and Schulz are world experts on the counterintuitive things that make life meaningfulâ).
With âinsightful [and] interestingâ (Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness) life stories, The Good Life shows us how we can make our lives happier and more meaningful through our connections to others.
