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b"This is the most REMARKABLE study on HAPPINESS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD! AN 85-YEAR DETAILED STUDY!\\nThis week's show is easily one of the most fascinating of my lifetime!\\nI doubt anyone has studied the subject of HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING more than this week\\u2019s guest, DR. ROBERT WALDINGER. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the founder and Executive Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation.\\nBut perhaps his most important work is as the current director of the HARVARD STUDY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT. This groundbreaking project started in 1938 and is the longest-running study of the same people over time ever conducted.\\nWhat Dr. Waldinger shares with you this week about the study and the nature of relationships will blow you away.\\nWe start with answers to fundamental questions we\\u2019ve all wanted to know for a long time.\\n\\U0001f914HOW DO YOU MEASURE HAPPINESS?\\n\\U0001f914 WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY?\\nWealth, achievement, fame, and religion matter, but not in the ways you might think. Having a PURPOSE, working on that purpose, and enjoying HIGH QUALITY, WARM, AND LOVING RELATIONSHIPS matter more\\u2026not only to your mental well-being, but your physical well-being, too.\\nWe also answer the question of the most common REGRET mega-successful people have. You can probably guess what it is, but Dr. Waldinger drives this point home in no uncertain terms.\\nOur discussion also touches on several other relationship issues, including\\u2026\\n\\U0001f92f How SOCIAL MEDIA affects the amount and depth of our relationships\\U0001f92f ALCOHOLISM, DEPRESSION, and DIVORCE\\U0001f92f Why BAD MARRIAGES are worse than breaking up\\U0001f92f The WISER (Watch, Interpret, Select, Engage, Reflect) Model of Reaction\\U0001f92f Cultural trends and the impact of wealth in nations on happiness\\nOne of the most important things you\\u2019ll learn are strategies for STRENGTHENING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS and how to make them a priority.\\nWe wrap up with an extended exchange about our most INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, how they change over time, and what we can do to keep them STRONG AND HEALTHY.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"