SOURCE: Goodable, Lesson Plan #17. February 13, 2023. https://education.goodable.co/p/lesson-plan-17
KEYWORDS: Relationship, Friendship, Family, Good, Life, Satisfaction, Fulfilled
What Makes For a Happy Life? The World's Longest Study Has the Answer
Have you ever wondered what makes people happy? Eighty-Five years ago, a group of researchers wanted to find out what makes people happy and healthy.
So they followed a group of men for many years and talked about their feelings, what they liked and what they didn't like about their lives. This gave researchers a lot of information about what makes people happy. The results of the study are now published and the authors say the key to happiness just might surprise you.
Researchers Robert Waldinger and Marc Shulz say the key to a happy life is not your job, exercise or diet. Instead, they say that the most important thing is having good relationships with family, friends and the community.
The study found that people who are connected to others are happier and healthier than people who are not. But sometimes people can feel lonely and disconnected, especially if they live in a place that values being alone over happy relationships. The study also found that it's important to take time to think about your relationships. You may realize you want to be around the person who makes you laugh and smile and not as much as the person who takes away your positivity and energy.
