A colleague recently sent me a link to an article which claims that having nature in your surroundings extends life and increases happiness. Continue reading The Positive Effect of Nature
Category Archives: Happiness
Summary of the Harvard Grant Study
Loneliness by Hans Thoma (National Museum in Warsaw)
The longest running study of human development by Harvard researchers confirms that satisfying personal relationships are the key to human happiness. Moreover, personal relationships are just as important to your health as diet and exercise. (Note – I wrote about this study previously here.) Continue reading Summary of the Harvard Grant Study
Predicting Our Own Happiness
In the last few decades there has been a lot of research on human happiness. Surprisingly, Daniel Gilbert found that we are bad at predicting our own happiness Continue reading Predicting Our Own Happiness
Summary of Aristotle On Living Well
Aristotle: The Ideal of Human Fulfillment
Some interesting conversations yesterday caused me to think again about what makes a good life—specifically the role played by personal relationships and productive work. Continue reading Summary of Aristotle On Living Well
Summary of Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
A Harvard study followed 268 undergraduates from the classes of 1938-1940 for 75 years, regularly collecting data on various aspects of their lives. Continue reading Summary of Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
