What is the secret to living longer and better?

Judi Dench

Have you ever wondered if there is something you can do to live longer and better? At Harvard University they began to work on this issue in the 30s and now They claim to have found the secret of health and happiness.

According to Harvard professor and psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, it's not about success or money, but about something much simpler and within everyone's reach: human relationships. East multigenerational study of more than 75 years duration, for which the participants were divided into two groups (Harvard students and young boys from disadvantaged families), has reached the following conclusions through brain scans, interviews with subjects (and eventually their families), analysis of blood and health screenings:

  • People with more social life are happier, healthier and live longer.
  • In relationships, quality is more important than quantity. Feeling satisfied in relationships predicts future health.
  • Although high-conflict marriages can be worse than divorce, a good relationship does not mean "zero quarrel." The ups and downs are not a negative, as long as trust, respect and commitment are maintained.
  • Loneliness kills. The feeling of loneliness can be toxic. People who are isolated are less happy and physical and mental health worsens sooner; they live shorter lives.

Waldinger invites people to strive in their personal relationships as much as they do in their professional careers. Our lives depend on it, that's how clear it is, so making friends on and off work and cultivating relationships with friends, family, and other important people is vital, no matter how difficult it is for us. The reward is nothing less than living longer and better.


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