Robert Waldinger
Director of Harvard Study of Adult Development | Psychiatrist
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Robert Waldinger directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, now 85 years running. His TED talk on the studys findings has been viewed over 45 million times. A psychiatrist and Zen priest, Robert speaks on what actually makes people happy and healthy across their lifetimes.
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What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone - but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
3 talks, all in 2015
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Robert Waldinger at Aspen Ideas Festival 2025
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3 events · 2015
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