Listen to a TED talk about what makes us happy. Then answer the questions to see how much you understood.

What makes us happy?

In this TED talk, Robert Waldinger talks about the secrets to a happy life. His original talk is one of the 10 most popular talks viewed on TED of all time. He is the director of a Harvard study that followed several hundred men, and later their wives, over a period of 80 years. In his talk, he discusses the most important factor that predicts people’s happiness, health, and well-being.

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• Listen to the audio. You may want to take notes if it doesn’t interfere with your comprehension. In general, focus on the main ideas and key points of the listening segment.
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Sources

Waldinger, Robert. (2023, January). The Secret to a Happy Life-Lessons from 8 Decades of Research [Video]. TED Conferences LLC. https://www.ted.com/speakers/robert_waldinger