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Podcast: The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

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Podcast: The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

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Website: What Makes Life Good- Robert Waldinger

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Website: What Makes Life Good- Robert Waldinger

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Robert Waldinger | Author, Speaker, and Zen Priest

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Robert Waldinger is the Director of the Harvard Study on Adult Development, an author, speaker, and Zen teacher (Roshi). His mission is to help people discover the keys to living happier, more fulfilling lives by fostering deeper connections with themselves and others.

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Website: Character Lab's Invest in Connection

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Website: Character Lab's Invest in Connection

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Invest in Connection - Character Lab

by Marc Schulz

Schulz is the co-author of the study, The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, with Robert Waldinger

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Video: Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED

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Video: Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED

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Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED

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Podcast: 
The Secrets to Building a Happy Life and Raising Happy Kids w/ Dr. Robert Waldinger

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Podcast: 
The Secrets to Building a Happy Life and Raising Happy Kids w/ Dr. Robert Waldinger

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The Secrets to Building a Happy Life and Raising Happy Kids w/ Dr. Robert Waldinger

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Podcast Episode · Raising Good Humans · 11/29/2024 · 59m

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Article: The mundane, radical, fun, painful ways we can help our kids find happiness

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Article: The mundane, radical, fun, painful ways we can help our kids find happiness

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If you ask parents what they want most for their kids, many will answer, “I want them to be happy.” But happiness is an emotion, a momentary state of being. “There is a myth that you can eventually get to a place where you are happy all the time,” Waldinger says. “We need to unpack the word ‘happy’ and ask, ‘What do I really want for my kids?’”

Waldinger’s answer comes down to two concrete actions that form the foundation of wellness: engaging in activities we find meaningful and connecting with people we care about and who care about us.

Two social skills that correlate with strong relationships, Waldinger learned, are generosity and radical curiosity, a “real, deep curiosity about what others are experiencing.”

Says Waldinger: “If your child has the resources to be scared about something and do it anyway — and those resources could include parental support, but not parental fixing — then the child gets that satisfaction of having the resources, using the resources, and meeting the challenge.”

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The mundane, radical, fun, painful ways we can help our kids find happiness

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An author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” explains how we can help our children to create a happy life.

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The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

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The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

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(46 min) from A Bit of Optimism

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The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

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Podcast Episode · A Bit of Optimism · 12/03/2024 · 46m

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Article: Ten Creative Alternatives to Showing Movies Before the Break by John Spencer

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Article: Ten Creative Alternatives to Showing Movies Before the Break by John Spencer