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Aug 25, 2023 53 min

Lessons from the world's longest study on happiness: Dr Robert Waldinger

from Conversations: Psychology & Relationships Hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dr Robert Waldinger on what it takes to live a happy life. Robert Waldinger has spent most of his working life trying to understand the secret to human happiness. He’s Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. The project has been tracking what makes for a joyful life for more than eight decades and points to meaningful relationships as the key to human fulfilment. Bob tries to apply the insights from the study to his own life, where beyond his research, he’s also a Zen priest. Further information The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness is published by Penguin To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

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