What Makes Us Happy?
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What is this story about?
Today we are going to listen to Robert Waldinger talk about the secrets to a happy life. His original TED talk is one of the 10 most popular talks 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, we will learn the most important factor that predicts people’s happiness, health, and well-being.
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