Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
रोबर्ट वल्डीन्गेर: अच्छा जीवन कैसे बनता हैं? आनन्द पर एक बड़े अध्ययन से मिली सीख
Robert Waldinger is the Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Full bio
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and your energy?
most important life goals were,
was to get rich.
of those same young adults
to lean in to work, to push harder
are the things that we need to go after
जिनके पीछे हमें लगना हैं
and how those choices work out for them,
रास्तों पर उन्हें क्या मिला,
are almost impossible to get.
to remember the past,
यादों को पूछकर जानते हैं
is anything but 20/20.
of what happens to us in life,
हम भूल जाते हैं,
is downright creative.
सीधे-सीधे रचनात्मक होती
from the time that they were teenagers
तब से जब वे किशोर थे
happy and healthy?
लोगो को खुश व स्वस्थ रखती हैं?
of adult life that's ever been done.
सबसे लम्बे समय तक चला अध्ययन हैं
the lives of 724 men,
their home lives, their health,
उनका घरेलु जीवन, उनका स्वास्थ्य,
without knowing how their life stories
उनके जीवन की
fall apart within a decade
एक दशक में समाप्त हो जाती हैं
drop out of the study,
further down the field.
और कोई आगे लेजाने वाला नहीं होता हैं
of several generations of researchers,
of two groups of men.
दो समूहों के जीवन को नजदीक से देखा
at Harvard College.
during World War II,
दुसरे विश्व युद्ध के दोरान पूरी की
to serve in the war.
from Boston's poorest neighborhoods,
from some of the most troubled
many without hot and cold running water.
गर्म व ठण्डे पानी की आपूर्ति भी नहीं थी
and we interviewed their parents.
उनके पालकों का साक्षात्कार किया
grew up into adults
and bricklayers and doctors,
A few developed schizophrenia.
कुछ को मानसिक बीमारियाँ हो गयी
all the way to the very top,
in the opposite direction.
standing here today, 75 years later,
में यहाँ खड़ा होऊँगा,
the study still continues.
अध्ययन अभी भी चल रहा हैं
and dedicated research staff
and asks them if we can send them
क्या हम उनको भेज सकते हैं
about their lives.
एक और प्रश्नों का सेट
भीतरी हिस्सों के आदमी हमसे पूछते हैं,
My life just isn't that interesting."
मेरा जीवन इतना रोचक नहीं हैं"
of these lives,
साक्षात्कार करते हैं
from their doctors.
उनका स्वास्थ्य रिकॉर्ड लेते हैं
व ब्रेन का स्कैन भी,
about their deepest concerns.
समस्या पर बात करते हुए विडियो बनाते हैं
we finally asked the wives
जब हमने उनकी पत्नियों से पूछा
as members of the study,
"You know, it's about time."
"यह समय के बारे मे हैं"
from the tens of thousands of pages
हमे क्या सीखने को मिल रहा हैं
or fame or working harder and harder.
के बारे में नहीं हैं
from this 75-year study is this:
happier and healthier. Period.
about relationships.
are really good for us,
वास्तव में अच्छे हैं,
who are more socially connected
सामाजिक रूप से अधिक जुड़े हैं
and they live longer
वे अधिक लम्बे समय तक जीते हैं
turns out to be toxic.
than they want to be from others
कमजोर हो जाता हैं
than people who are not lonely.
जो अकेले नहीं रहते
is that at any given time,
will report that they're lonely.
can be lonely in a crowd
हम भीड़ में भी अकेले हो सकते हैं
the number of friends you have,
you're in a committed relationship,
of your close relationships that matters.
गुणवत्ता मायने रखती हैं
of conflict is really bad for our health.
हमारे स्वास्थ्य के लिए बुरा हैं
without much affection,
टकराव वाले विवाहित जीवन
perhaps worse than getting divorced.
स्वास्थ्य के लिये
warm relationships is protective.
सुरक्षा प्रदान करते हैं
all the way into their 80s,
उनके अस्सी के दशक तक पड़ते हैं
into a happy, healthy octogenarian
everything we knew about them
जो हम उनके बारे में
cholesterol levels
were going to grow old.
in their relationships.
संबंधों से कितने संतुष्ट थे
in their relationships at age 50
सबसे ज्यादा सन्तुष्ट थे
seem to buffer us
हमे सुविधा प्रदान करते हैं
of getting old.
स्त्री-पुरुष के जोड़े
when they had more physical pain,
in unhappy relationships,
reported more physical pain,
about relationships and our health
तीसरी बड़ी सीख जो हमे मिली हैं वह यह हैं कि
don't just protect our bodies,
केवल हमारे शरीर को सुरक्षित नहीं करते
in a securely attached relationship
साथ सुरक्षात्मक सम्बन्ध
is protective,
on the other person in times of need,
समय पर काम आने लायक साथी हैं,
stay sharper longer.
can't count on the other one,
समय पर काम आने लायक साथी नही हैं
earlier memory decline.
they don't have to be smooth all the time.
एक से होना आवश्यक नही हैं
could bicker with each other
could really count on the other
भरोसा कर सकते हैं
on their memories.
याद-दाश्त पर असर हुआ
are good for our health and well-being,
and so easy to ignore?
और भूलने में भी आसान?
and keep them that way.
उसको वैसा ही बनाये रखेगा
and they're complicated
to family and friends,
who were the happiest in retirement
जो रिटायरमेंट के समय सर्वाधिक खुश थे
to replace workmates with new playmates.
खेलनेवालों से बदल दिया
in that recent survey,
were starting out as young adults
and high achievement
विश्वास रखते थे
to have a good life.
अच्छा जीवन जीने के लिये चाहिये थी
our study has shown
the people who leaned in to relationships,
जिन लोगो ने महत्व दिया रिश्तों को,
or you're 40, or you're 60.
to relationships even look like?
are practically endless.
as replacing screen time with people time
फिल्म के समय को लोगो के साथ से बदल देना
by doing something new together,
who you haven't spoken to in years,
जिससे बहुत समय से बात ही नहीं हुई,
from Mark Twain.
अपनी बात समाप्त करूँगा!
heartburnings, callings to account.
so to speak, for that."
with good relationships.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Waldinger - Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Zen priestRobert Waldinger is the Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history.
Why you should listen
Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Zen priest. He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running studies of adult life ever done. The Study tracked the lives of two groups of men for over 75 years, and it now follows their Baby Boomer children to understand how childhood experience reaches across decades to affect health and wellbeing in middle age. He writes about what science and Zen can teach us about healthy human development.
Dr. Waldinger is the author of numerous scientific papers as well as two books. He teaches medical students and psychiatry residents at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and he is a Senior Dharma Teacher in Boundless Way Zen.
To keep abreast of research findings, insights and more, visit robertwaldinger.com.
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