Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED
This is an excellent TED talk by Dr. Robert Waldinger, the latest director of an 85-year-old study on adult development. Dr. Waldinger is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital.
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? This is based on an 85-year-old study on adult development conducted by the Harvard Study of Adult Development
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Robert Waldinger, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard Study of Adult Development, Massachusetts General Hospital
Visit www.RobertWaldinger.com to learn more about Dr. Waldinger and his book The Good Life and stay abreast of research findings, insights, and more.
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