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The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins highlighted the book by quoting Dr. Waldinger’s observation that busy people won’t automatically gain extra time in the future to reconnect with friends, and she later introduced the author as the writer of an international bestseller that reveals the secrets to a good life. The discussion emphasized the book’s practical insights and its status as a widely acclaimed guide to happiness.
Episode: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest S...
Dr. Waldinger discussed his book, 'The Good Life,' which is an International Best Seller and focuses on the secrets to living a good life.
He's the author of the amazing book and the International Best Seller, The Good Life.
Episode: Tiny Fixes for a Tired Life: 7 Habits That Make Yo...
Mel Robbins noted that Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard longrunning happiness study, has a book titled The Good Life and quoted a line from it.
He has a book out called The Good Life. And in his book, he says, quote, "Most busy people tend to think that in some unspecified future, like when I'm retired, we'll have a time surplus where we'll be able to connect with old friends. Here's the truth. The time surplus is not coming."
Episode: If You’re Feeling Behind in Life, Listen to This
Mel referenced Dr. Waldinger's book to illustrate research on the social clock and how it harms people's happiness. She noted that the book explains why the invisible checklist makes us feel behind.
This is research from Dr. Robert Waldinger's book, The Good Life, Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness. He actually writes about this idea of a social clock and how it screws us all up. It makes us unhappy. It makes us feel like we're falling behind or we're losing in life.
Dr. Waldinger takes Bernice Newgarten's research about this social clock even a step further because he says it's not just society and things like we got to retire at 65 that put pressure on us. There are also social clocks that you may feel based on your upbringing or influences like your friends or news or social media.