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Jun 2023
1h 7m

The Longest Happiness Study in History

ANDREW HEATON
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The Harvard Study of Adult Development spans 83-years of health and happiness data analysis, and counting! Its director is Dr. Robert Waldinger, author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.” He joins to discuss his findings. 

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