What Makes Us Happy?
- In 1938, Harvard researchers embarked on a decades-long study to find out: What makes us happy in life?
- The researchers gathered health records from 724 participants from all over the world and asked detailed questions about their lives at two-year intervals.
- Contrary to what you might think, it’s not career achievement, money, exercise , or a healthy diet .
- The most consistent finding we’ve learned through 85 years of study is: Positive relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer. Period .
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Interesting study on what truly makes us happy... A good way for us to stop / pause and reflect on these areas of our lives.
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