What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness | Robert Waldinger | TED

wooow

Why just men? Why not women too?

money except this everything is a lie

Did this study include IQ and EQ lvls, integrity and tolerance to bs?

Bars 🔥

Living alone is not any curse ..but it is important to improve on yourself and know who I am ???🙏Har har mahadev ❤

The first few sentences in this discussion was a study of 700 men, this may have been a rare study, yet a very skewed study given the parameters, it is very flawed

And we die young

I’ve received great comfort from reading the Bible.

Why was the study done on men only...?

Very interesting! I assume they checked for causation. One could imagine that unhappiness and health problems would cause strains in relationships and end them. But surely they checked for this. I believe good relationships and not being lonely is really good for you!

Me with zero friends and have zero close relationship and I'm not lonely. I was lonely when I had friends. I even went to therapy about how i have friends and family members but lonely. When i detached from them and isolated myself I was told i was more stable mentally by my therapist

A life without worry a life without struggle .

A good life for me means having a comfortable home, family, food, work, money and good health.

The problem is that bonding with the right people at a youth age is not as easy as people think. when you form bonds and brain wires around wrong people you will pay a great cost later in life

This studied MEN, so the conclusions are NOT about PEOPLE, but about MEN, Why did it take your Study SO LONG to include women? Please quit measuring men and referring the results to people--Men only represent part of people, and not he larger part

A study on women should be included. It is time to treat our population equally. Not just '724 men'

Anyone watching in 2026? 😊

Good fable😊

He is shigma🤫

Interesting. I almost always prefer being alone. People get on my nerves. My neighbor's dog is enjoyable company from time to time.

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Relationship is money. There is no such thing as relationship 😊

Only man? Why

If you don’t know JESUS, you’ve never known happiness!! Money won’t make you happy!! Look at Hollywood

Very interesting!
But why only MEN??
I directly reacted over that!!
And women, is it not relevant to know what the other half of the world makes them happy??

Thank you very much

Really enjoyed this talk and the reminder that good relationships are central to long-term wellbeing and health. The longevity of the study is fascinating and there is clearly a powerful message in it about connection, loneliness and emotional support.

At the same time, I think it’s also important to consider some of the limitations and wider social context around the findings. Relationships and “social connection” are not experienced equally across class, culture or early life experience.

Working-class communities, for example, may have enormous strengths in resilience, humour, loyalty and collective care, but may also experience chronic stress, instability, financial pressure, addiction, trauma or fewer opportunities and networks. Many people are not raised with the same levels of cultural or social capital, emotional security or institutional access that help relationships become protective in the ways described.

So while “good relationships” absolutely matter, the quality, safety and social conditions surrounding those relationships matter too. I think that nuance makes the conversation even more important.

The pandemic ruined true relations all over the world. I wish we could get back to sincerity. No one seems to care now. Just "me, me, me" people. ✌
edit: dumb spell check

The women in the audience are like, “what, they didn’t ask any women?”

this video got that hold up why is this actually so well made kinda vibe 😭🔥 stayed way more invested than i expected fr

True to the core

2026

Pretty tough when you suffer from bipolar 2 depression 😂

We are gregarious beings

This podcast made me cry

What do you do if you find yourself a few years from 70 and have had a life of introversion and compromised relationships? How can you change course at such a late date? I live with my GF who is a high-quality person, but only see her evenings and weekends, and I don’t work. I’d appreciate any constructive, helpful advice, thanks.

I don't understand much of it ...but it sounded good.....

Smartphones are the worst thing that happened to humans. I miss hanging out with neighbors, small chats at the bus stop, compliments when someone is dressed nicely, children playing without worry, conversation with the taxi driver. I hate modern life so much

“Straight fire 🔥”

Fake news! Not possible cause people suck and cause stress and stress kills.

When a poor person tells that money can't buy happiness: we complaint
When a billionaire tells that money can't buy happiness: we complaint

"what we would like is a quick fix" Here it is: scientifically validated measures of personality and behavior (psychometrics) at online dating. I read that greater than 70% of people meet their partners online so there is lots of opportunity to have software scan video chats and give mini-quizzes. Add your own quick fix idea, then upvote to get everybody's ideas to sort to top.

First 40 seconds startling. then Harvard students and Boston residents, 193something to now, surveys, now Skip to:5:30

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