426: The Good Life: How The Meaning of Happiness Has Shifted Over the Last 85 Years with Marc Schulz, PhD

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Today, I’m talking to Marc Schulz, PhD. In addition to being a practicing therapist, Dr. Schulz is the Associate Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Director of the Data Science program at Bryn Mawr, and former chair of that school’s psychology and clinical development psychology PhD programs.

In this conversation, we dig into his book that he co-authored, The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. I’ve been following this study for most of my career, we’ve referenced it several times on the podcast and I’m thrilled to get a chance to talk to him about it.

In today’s deep dive into the study of happiness, we get into what he’s learned in the twenty years he’s been involved in this program, how he defines the “good life” and what it truly means to be happy, and why we need relationships of all kinds to thrive in our modern world and enjoy a “good life.”

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In this podcast interview, you’ll learn:

• How the Harvard Study of Adult Development changed the way Dr. Schulz shows up in the world and what he does on a daily basis.
• Why the meaning of happiness has shifted over the last 85 years.
• What makes humans so bad at knowing what’s good for them and what will make them happy.
• Why relationships and connectedness are so critical to our long-term well-being.
• How to get off autopilot and be more intentional in the relationships you care most about.
• What the WISER model is–and how to use it to address and solve challenges in life.

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