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What makes for a good life? According to the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, the simple answer is relationships. In this episode, author and psychiatrist Dr. Robert Waldinger explains why building strong connections with other people helps us to have happier, healthier and longer lives.

YOU WILL LEARN:

\xb7     Why social fitness matters.

\xb7     How to create community in the digital age.

\xb7     How the WISER model for communication works.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

\u201cThe Good Life,\u201d by Dr. Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz

Dr. Waldinger\u2019s TED Talk

itsagoodlife.com

\u201cBowling Alone,\u201d by Robert D. Putnam

\u201cWherever You Go, There You Are,\u201d by Jon Kabat-Zinn

It's a Wonderful Life

MasterMind Summit

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

\u201cWarmer relationships really matter.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Robert Waldinger

\u201cTaking care of your relationships should be a fitness practice, just the way you take care of your body.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Robert Waldinger

\u201cHow we use digital media affects either whether our well-being goes up or it goes down.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Robert Waldinger

\u201cWe're sold all these ideas about what's supposed to make us happy and yet what we find is that social connections make us happy.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Robert Waldinger

\u201cRelationships are the greatest things in our life. And they're also the most difficult.\u201d \u2013 Brian Buffini

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