Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316090077 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Well worth the time Ktnchrl I am slowly reading this book; savoring it. There is so much information to take in and use or think about. It is not a difficult read, just one that helps you understand the image in the mirror. Read it; learn from it; enjoy it.. Charles Goldman said Well worth reading, especially for readers in their Well worth reading, especially for readers in their 30s and Well worth reading, especially for readers in their 30s and 40s Charles Goldman This is one of my favorite books for two reasons: It summarizes some extremely interesting research, and I have great respect for the author, George Vaillant, M.D., who has a long-term interest in adult development and psychological coping. I do not know him personally. 0s This is one of my favorite books for two reasons: It summarizes some extremely interesting research, and I have great respect for the author, George Vaillant, M.D., who has a long-term interest in adult development and psychological coping. I do not know him personally. 0s and Well worth reading, especially for readers in their 30s and 40s Charles Goldman This is one of my favorite books for two reasons: It summarizes some extremely interesting research, and I have great respect for the author, George Vaillant, M.D., who has a long-term interest in adult development and psychological coping. I do not know him personally. 0s. This is one of my favorite books for two reasons: It summarizes some extremely interesting research, and I have great respect for the author, George Vaillant, M.D., who has a long-term interest in adult development and psychological coping. I do not know him personally. Wonderful book An insightful empirical study
Health in old age, we learn, is not predicted by low cholesterol or ancestral longevity, but by factors such as a stable marriage, adaptive coping style (the ability to make lemonade out of life's lemons), and regular exercise. This groundbreaking book pulls together data from three separate longevity studies that, beginning in their teens, followed 824 individuals for more than 50 years. "Here you have these wonderful files, and you seem little interested in how we cope with increasing age our adaptability, our zest for life," one of these subjects wrote to Vaillant, a researcher, psychiatrist, and Harvard Medical School professor, about how he was using this information. "We all need models for how to live from retirement to past 80--with joy," writes George Vaillant, M.D., director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. Vaillant is empathetic and sometimes surprisingly poetic: "Owning an old brain, you see, is rather like owning an old car. Vaillant discusses
Professor George Vaillant now uses these to illustrate the surprising factors involved in reaching happy, healthy old age.. In a unique series of studies, Harvard University has followed 824 subjects from their teens to old age