Harvard followed 800 people over the course of multiple decades and found 6 things that make people live longer, happier lives

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• Harvard followed 800 people for their entire lives to see what actually makes people live happier, healthier, and longer.
• One of the three samples of people — 268 Harvard graduates born around 1920 — was the longest prospective study of physical and mental health in the world.
• A second sample was the longest prospective study of "blue collar" adult development in the world.
• The third sample was the longest prospective study of women's development in the world.
• The overall study found six key factors that impact happiness and longevity, including relationships, education, and generosity.

There's a lot of good advice on how to be happier or more productive or how to have better relationships. But tips on how to improve your whole life  — something that will last decades and experience countless unpredictable changes — those should be regarded with extreme skepticism.

The only way to really get some good insights would be to follow a lot of people for their entire lives and see what actually works. Luckily, somebody did ...

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