You don't think real satisfaction is determined by your social media tracking and bank accounts, do you? You're right. According to a 75-year Harvard Adult Development Study, the most important predictor of true happiness and happiness is the right relationship with family, friends and spouses.
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Research Director Dr. Robert Waldinger, also a Zen priest and professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, explained his team's findings: & quot; the clearest message we got from this 75-year study is: good: Good relationships make us happier and healthier. Period. & In a TED speech in 2016, Waldinger pointed out that fostering and maintaining strong relationships can help prevent mental illness, chronic diseases and memory loss.
According to Waldinger, long-term stress of loneliness and unhappiness enters the body and decomposes over time. But the secret of happiness is not to be with people all the time, but to lock up a romantic partner. In fact, you can be alone in a crowd or in a romantic partner who is estranged from your partner. & Waldinger explained that what matters is not the quantity of the relationship, but the quality and depth of the relationship.
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So we know that strong relationships can bring health and happiness, but how can we cultivate such good relationships? & "Giving people full and focused attention is one of the most important things we have to offer," Waldinger said. This means that when you are in front of friends and family, disconnect from your electronic devices and put your relationships above money and reputation.
But how deep is Harvard's research on adult development? Grant and Glueck's study followed 724 men for three-quarters of the time to identify psychosocial predictors of healthy aging. The study tracked two distinct groups: 456 men from downtown Boston and 268 Harvard graduates, including President John F. Kennedy. Researchers collected blood samples, performed brain scans, and analyzed self-reported surveys and actual interactions with participants. Researchers at Harvard University are now studying boys and girls in grant and Glueck studies. According to the Second Generation Research Website, our new project aims to study the effects of childhood experiences on middle-aged health. Our goal is to use our rich data sets to create a detailed model of how early events can help shape our happiness in middle age. We will have to wait to see if our childhood shapes us and our happiness as adults.
-Irene Mossburg
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