This week, Hallie and I continue the conversation about becoming the architect of your own spiritual growth. We revisit the longest standing study of happiness by Dr. Robert Waldinger, a Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, and the Founder and Executive Director of the widespread Lifespan Research Foundation. Two fundamental questions emerged from the study – how do you measure happiness and what makes people happy? To get started, find your core group that has similar interests and cultivate a healthy relationship with yourself first before tending to the outer world. Listen in to find out how.
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Timestamps
[4:31] In Dr. Robert Waldinger’s study, how is happiness both defined and measured?
[6:47] Who was in this study at the start, and what participants did they add?
[8:00] Hallie and start with what doesn’t make you happy. It’s not fame, money, awards, or any of the things people typically think it will be.
[11:16] At some point, once you have the things that you think will make you happy, you see that it’s only a matter of time before you feel the need for more.
[12:11] What makes people happy is the relationship they have with themselves and others.
[12:49] It’s about that ultimate relationship with the real you. That’s really where the peace, joy, and contentment will come from.
[18:05] What is the WISER model?
[21:02] It has less to do with the number of friends you have than with the quality of those relationships.
[23:40] The importance of being curious about your partner and friends.
[28:10] The healthier you are, the happier you are. There is a bi-directional relationship between health and happiness.
[36:34] Does it matter if your core people just also happen to be your family? How do you cultivate those relationships, no matter who they are?
[38:38] How can we be more present with the loved ones in our life?
