Robert Waldinger
Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Zen priest; director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and co-author with Marc Schulz of The Good Life (2023).
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Helping others benefits the helper: generosity and happiness feed each other in an upward spiral.
Helping others benefits the one who helps. There is both a neural and a practical link between generosity and happiness.
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Good relationships keep people healthier and happier, and that is the single clearest lesson of the Harvard Study.
If we step back and look at all 84 years of the Harvard Study and boil the findings down to a single principle for living, one life investment that is supported by similar findings across a wide variety of other studies, it would be this: good relationships keep us healthier and happier, period.
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Helping others benefits the helper: generosity and happiness feed each other in an upward spiral.
Helping others benefits the one who helps. There is both a neural and a practical link between generosity and happiness.
How to add new life to your relationships (even your best ones!) (with Marc Schulz; excerpted from The Good Life), TED Ideas Said 24 Jan 2023
Good relationships keep people healthier and happier, and that is the single clearest lesson of the Harvard Study.
If we step back and look at all 84 years of the Harvard Study and boil the findings down to a single principle for living, one life investment that is supported by similar findings across a wide variety of other studies, it would be this: good relationships keep us healthier and happier, period.
The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, five key insights (with Marc Schulz), Next Big Idea Club Said 13 Jan 2023
Relationships do not look after themselves: left neglected, they wither like unused muscles.
We tend to think that once we establish friendships and intimate relationships, they will take care of themselves. But like muscles, neglected relationships atrophy.
The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, five key insights (with Marc Schulz), Next Big Idea Club Said 13 Jan 2023
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A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
It is almost impossible to have one without the other. A good life, in fact, is forged from precisely the things that make it hard.
The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, five key insights (with Marc Schulz), Next Big Idea Club Said 13 Jan 2023
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- The Secrets to Building a Happy Life and Raising Happy Kids w/ Dr. Robert Waldinger 15 Mar 2026 This week, join me in conversation with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and the director of the longest-running study on happiness and well-being, to discuss the secrets to building a happy life and…
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- Americans are lonely. That has political consequences. | ABC News 27 Feb 2026 Galen Druke speaks with Robert Waldinger, Harvard professor and director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
- Self-Consciousness with Chrissy Teigen 20 Feb 2026 Chrissy talks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and author of The Good Life, about what eight decades of research reveal makes life truly meaningful. His answer isn’t money, f…
- Feel Better, Live More 13 Dec 2025 From The World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness – Professors Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz. They are directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, an extraordinary research project that began in 1938 an…
- A Bit of Optimism 21 May 2025 We’re taking some time off to bring you even more episodes of A Bit of Optimism that you’re going to love! In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, like this one with Harvard professor Robert Wal…
- Waking Up Collaboration 11 Nov 2024 In collaboration with the Waking Up App, Robert Waldinger explores profound topics that shape our understanding of life and well-being....
- Amazon Books’ editorial director shares top recommendations to start the new year | CBS News 29 Oct 2024 Editorial director of Amazon Books, Sarah Gelman, joins "CBS Mornings" to share her top recommendations to tackle New Year resolutions.
- Lessons From The World’s Longest Happiness Study | Chris Williamson 29 Oct 2024 Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Zen priest and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running...
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Newsletter Hidden in Plain Sight Weekly newsletter: a short practice and a reflection.
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YouTube YouTube His video channel.
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