NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on... Lessons for living a happy life, according to science ...

Ten-year-old Dean Thompson drives the combine on his family’s farm, with a little help from his dad. Submitted photo As the sun dipped low on the horizon on a mid-October day, 10-year-old Dean ...

It’s a great time to get serious about living a good life. Across the disciplines, the number of scholars engaged in research about happiness and well-being is at its peak, and the wealth of knowledge ...

Arguably the best way to know if someone did a great job raising their kids is to observe how they behave as adults. There’s no official guidebook on how to be a good parent. Providing safety, love, ...

In The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, Dr. Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, PhD, contrast the lives of two men: A teacher who had rich relationships with ...

Some lessons passed on by parents remain etched in their memory for life. Rooted in a so-called "old-fashioned" upbringing, they have often shaped stable, empathetic, and resilient adults who face the ...

A look back at the simple, non-nonsense habits from the 80s and 90s we wish would make a comeback. Growing up in the '80s and '90s came with a kind of freedom and real-world learning that's hard to ...