Back to happiness

Back to happiness. The Harvard study of adult development which went across 85 years of looking at advantage and disadvantaged people found that social fitness or social relationships are the most critical factor to long life. It is important to develop these social fitness skills. It is easy to take relationships for granted in today's society. An important part of social fitness is what is called cognitive flexibility. This is the capacity to see the world through the other person's eyes and to express empathic understanding of others. Important point is the question of is happiness the goal or is it the process?

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Harvard study

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