Wednesday 23 December 2020

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

 Watch the video and answer the questions:


1.What did millennials consider their life goal?

2.How long did the Harvard Study of Adult Development last?

3.How many participants did it involve?

4. What methods did the study employ?

5.What  makes people happy, according to the study?


Post your answers in the commentary section.

9 comments:

  1. 1-There was a recent survey of millennials asking them what their most important life goals were, and over 80 percent said that a major life goal for them was to get rich. And another 50 percent of those same young adults said that another major life goal was to become famous.
    2-The Harvard Study of Adult Development may be the longest study of adult life that's ever been done. For 75 years, we've tracked the lives of 724 men, year after year, asking about their work, their home lives, their health, and of course asking all along the way without knowing how their life stories were going to turn out.
    3-About 60 of our original 724 men are still alive, still participating in the study, most of them in their 90s. And we are now beginning to study the more than 2,000 children of these men. And he is the fourth director of the study.
    4-all of these teenagers were interviewed. They were given medical exams. We went to their homes and we interviewed their parents. And then these teenagers grew up into adults who entered all walks of life. They became factory workers and lawyers and bricklayers and doctors, one President of the US. Some developed alcoholism. A few developed schizophrenia. Some climbed the social ladder from the bottom all the way to the very top, and some made that journey in the opposite direction. To get the clearest picture of these lives, we don't just send them questionnaires. We interview them in their living rooms. We get their medical records from their doctors. We draw their blood, we scan their brains, we talk to their children. We videotape them talking with their wives about their deepest concerns
    5-The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. And the social connections are really good for us, and that loneliness kills. It turns out that people who are more socially connected to family, to friends, to community, are happier, they're physically healthier, and they live longer than people who are less well connected.

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  2. 1)80 percent of respondents said that their main goal is to become rich, and 50 percent said that they want to be famous .
    2) The Harvard Study of Adult Development lasted 75 years.
    3) This study includes 724 people
    4) This method included a study of life from adolescence to old age.
    5) The result of the study was that it is not money , fame that makes people happy , but strong relationships between people . And they are not talking about the number of friends and acquaintances, but about the quality of relations between them.

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    1. 1. over 80 percent said that a major life goal for them was to get rich. And another 50 percent of those same young adults said that another major life goal was to become famous.
      2. The Harvard Study of Adult Development lasted 75 years.
      3. They tracked the lives of 724 men
      4. This method included a study of life from adolescence to old age.
      5. he clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period.

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  3. 1.80 percent said that a major life goal for them was to get rich and 50 percent of those same young adults said that another major life goal was to become famous.
    2.During 75 years the Harvard Study of Adult Development tracked the lives of 724 men, year after year, asking about their work, their home lives, their health, and of course asking all along the way without knowing how their life stories were going to turn out.
    3. This study includes 724 people.
    4.Studies like this are exceedingly rare. Almost all projects of this kind fall apart within a decade because too many people drop out of the study, or funding for the research dries up, or the researchers get distracted, or they die, and nobody moves the ball further down the field. But through a combination of luck and the persistence of several generations of researchers, this study has survived. About 60 of our original 724 men are still alive, still participating in the study, most of them in their 90s. And we are now beginning to study the more than 2,000 children of these men. And I'm the fourth director of the study.
    5. The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

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  4. 1)Over 80 percent said that a major life goal for them was to get rich, another 50 percent of those same young adults said that another major life goal was to become famous.
    2)The Harvard Study of Adult Development may be the longest study of adult life. For 75 years, we've tracked the lives of 724 men, they were asking each other about their lifestyle, about their health etc.
    3)Only about 60 of original 724 men are still alive, still participating in the study, most of them in their 90s.
    4)They went to their homes and we interviewed their parents, then these teenagers grew up into adults who entered all walks of life. After all they became factory workers and lawyers and bricklayers and doctors, one President of the US.
    5)The clearest message we get from this 75-year study is : Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Social connections are good for us. People who are socially connected to family, to friends, to community, are happier, they're physically healthier, and they live longer than people who are less well connected. That’s how we can keep the balance.

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  5. 1) more than 80 percent said a major life goal for them was to get rich, another 50 percent of the same young adults said another major life goal was to become famous.
    2) The Harvard study on Adult Development may be the longest study of adult life. For 75 years, we followed the lives of 724 men, they wondered about their lifestyle, about their health, etc.
    3)only about 60 of the original 724 men are still alive, still participating in the study, most of them in the 90.
    4) They went to their homes and we interviewed their parents, then these teenagers grew up as adults who entered all walks of life. After all, they became factory workers and lawyers and masons and doctors, a president of the United States.
    5) The clearest message we're getting from this 75-year-old study is this: good relationships keep us happier and healthier

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  6. 1) 80 percent of millennial youth strive to get rich. And for 50 percent of the same youth, the main goal in life is to become famous. 2) In a Harvard study, 724 men were observed for 75 years. They were asked questions about work, personal life and health. And they asked these questions and did not know how their life would develop. 3) 60 out of 724 study participants are still alive. And most of them are 90 years old. 4) For research they took 2 groups of teenagers. One group is from Harvard University, and the other is from a poor area of ​​Boston. They asked the young men questions, came to their homes, talked to their families. 5) Research has shown that people who connect with others are healthier and happier than single people. Single people also age quickly. A good relationship is what makes our life happy.

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  7. 1.80 percent said a major life goal for them was to get rich, another 50 percent of the same young adults said another major life goal was to become famous.
    2.The Harvard Study of Adult Development lasted 75 years.
    3.This study includes 724 people.
    4.They went to their homes and we interviewed their parents, then these teenagers grew up as adults who entered all walks of life. After all, they became factory workers and lawyers and masons and doctors, a president of the United States.
    5.The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

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Angelina Jolie receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards

  Watch the interview and answer the question: What problem does Angelina raise in her acceptance speech?