The Good Life | Robert Waldinger | TEDxBeaconStreet

What makes us happy and healthy as we go through life?
If you want to invest in "the good life," where should you put your time and energy? Robert Waldinger answers these questions with lessons learned from a 75-year-long study of adult life that started in the late 1930s and continues to this day.

Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen priest. He directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and teaches at Harvard Medical School.

[briandamena]

I am completly speechless. I´m so glad I watched this being in my early 20´s so I can life a long and healthy life. Thank you for the amazing talk Robert!

[Occidio]

Thank you !

This has changed the way i look on my relationships !
Many seems to forget what this video is about and go around in a haze and forget to appreciate the relationships the got in life! They forgot how important the simple thing: Spending time with friend/family, is!
When nothing insane wild extreme expensive lifechanging party or arrangement happens its not good enough - A walk in the woods, going to take a swim, make food together and all those simpel things are long forgotten and how important they are!
I feel like making this my small religion and try to convince people around me how important this it!

Deep respect for this study also ! Again thank you !

[datsneakysnek]

I love how he just casually says one member of this study grew up to be President of the United States and just moves on

[thumbprint]

And now for the long study of girls and women... and people from different cultures. So important to acknowledge the narrow parameters of this study - without detracting from its no doubt interesting insights.

[petersalazar]

Empirical evidence for what we know in our hearts all along . Thank you so much Robert ♥️💕❤️

[KRZHER]

Before I saw this video I kinda figured it out. I figured most of my life Ive just been wanting to get rich... but then I asked myself, why rich....?  then I answered myself.. so people will like me and I can have more friends.   Ultimately having friends, building awesome experiences and memories with them is what I want at the end of the day(the end of my life)

[nyanpraterjr]

Each time I watch this my heart melts and tears well up in my eyes. Watching this over-and-over over time helps keep my competitive (over-achiever) side in check.

[nhlanhlongeleza]

Thank you for sharing your findings with us, that "good relationship" are what makes/keep us happy in life. ❤️ Good relationships are the most valuable thing one can have. They are priceless. 💫🌟

[deniseparadies]

This TedTalk is the best and most calming, lovliest I ever watched and listend to.
The speaker seems to be very lovely and happy with his life:-)

And I'm really happy to feel, that since a lot of years my relationsships are always the most important for me and also that love is the most important.

Thank you so much 💗💜💗💜

[rizzamaeong]

2018 and this is still my favorite TEDx Talk ;)
it's like a compass.
thank you for sharing this important research project.

[beibeimiao]

so happy to listen to when he is talking ....

[Jon-Mark_W]

My Pastor has preached about this before. Yes this is very true.

[happyidiot]

I can tell you from my 35 years of life experience ... what he is saying is TRUE

[paradoxmonir]

what personality amazing gesture love you who ever you are

[philippefreyche]

Amasing advises and so simple ! Having good and healthy relationships will make us live longer and healthier. Thank you ❤

[kathleenhoy]

I came here to empower women, so I have had to leave 3 abusive relationships where misogynistic men (2 husbands ) used me to enhance their status, birth their babies & nourish, nurture and care. I am proud of the fact that I was able to get away from the American Male created by greed. I have learned to honor n trust my heart & Intuition. My relationships that soothe my soul are deep, honest, intuitive, healing, grounded and deep. Our culture w men is in a MAJOR shift for the average American woman. I wonder what you would have to say to that scenario.

[createhappinesswitholga]

Happiness is a complex combination of situations. But I think the basic ingredient is the good quality relationship.

It is a fact though that there are people who should be clever in their relationships with their families. It is also a fact that there are people who are surrounded by not so nice people. It is as well a fact that there are people, who didn't learn how to make good relationships to others and to themselves.

But I think the good thing is, humans have the ability to do actions. There are psychologists, communities and talks like this here that could help.

There are still nice people out there. There are countries, who's culture focus on love, friendship and harmonious good relationships.

If there's a will, there's a way.

Thanks for this study. This is an inspiration for me.

More power!

[veronicavillegas]

Good relationships that help a person become healthier and happier must include good relationships with one's self, with nature, and with God.

[hugolc]

Puxa, realmente o resultado desta pesquisa é impressionante. Vou compartilhar com as pessoas que eu gosto e precisam saber disto também! thanks for sharing.

[derangeddoll]

I see the young ones reacting to this talk with great doubt. I'm only 38 but I think it's amazing a long and exhaustive study on what makes one truly happy came up with a result our elders have been telling us for years.

Thank you for this. I'm grateful the researchers shared their findings in a broad platfom like TedTalks so many can benefit from it.

I also used to doubt my elders since now at 38, I'm perfectly satisfied alone. But yeah, watching those who grow old with people they're truly connected with, they are definitely happier and more content than those who were stingy with their affections. I'm gonna take the lessons from this study to heart :)