In 1938, Harvard researchers embarked on a decades-long study to discover: What makes us happy in life?
Researchers collected health records from 724 participants from around the world and asked them detailed questions about their lives at two-year intervals.
The most consistent finding we have learned over 85 years of study is: Positive relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer.
Social fitness requires taking stock of our relationships and being honest with ourselves about where we spend our time and whether we tend to the connections that help us thrive.
In our relational life, there are seven pillars of support:-----
1) Safety and security.-----
2) Learning and growth.------
3) Emotional closeness and trust.----
4) Affirmation of identity and shared experience.-----
5) Romantic intimacy.----
6) Help.----
7) Fun and relaxation.-----
At the link you will find a table arranged around the seven cornerstones. The first column is for the relationships that you believe have the greatest impact on you. Think of this exercise as an x-ray: a tool that helps you see beneath the surface of your social universe.
In 1938, Harvard researchers embarked on a decades-long study to discover: What makes us happy in life?
Researchers collected health records from 724 participants from around the world and asked them detailed questions about their lives at two-year intervals.
The most consistent finding we have learned over 85 years of study is: Positive relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer.
Social fitness requires taking stock of our relationships and being honest with ourselves about where we spend our time and whether we tend to the connections that help us thrive.
In our relational life, there are seven pillars of support:-----
1) Safety and security.-----
2) Learning and growth.------
3) Emotional closeness and trust.----
4) Affirmation of identity and shared experience.-----
5) Romantic intimacy.----
6) Help.----
7) Fun and relaxation.-----
At the link you will find a table arranged around the seven cornerstones. The first column is for the relationships that you believe have the greatest impact on you. Think of this exercise as an x-ray: a tool that helps you see beneath the surface of your social universe.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/10/85-year-harvard-study-found-the-secret-to-a-long-happy-and-successful-life.html (2023).- --