Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Robert Waldinger: Apa yang membuat hidup bermakna? Pelajaran dari studi terpanjang tentang kebahagiaan
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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dan bahagia
and your energy?
waktu dan energi Anda?
pada anak-anak muda,
most important life goals were,
was to get rich.
adalah menjadi kaya.
of those same young adults
to lean in to work, to push harder
kita harus fokus dalam pekerjaan,
are the things that we need to go after
yang harus kita kejar
and how those choices work out for them,
dan bagaimana hasilnya untuk mereka,
are almost impossible to get.
kehidupan manusia,
to remember the past,
orang-orang tentang masa lalu,
is anything but 20/20.
ini bukan cara yang akurat.
of what happens to us in life,
dalam hidup kita,
is downright creative.
kita bisa melihat seluruh kehidupan
from the time that they were teenagers
kita bisa mempelajari orang sejak remaja
happy and healthy?
membuat orang bahagia dan sehat?
Perkembangan Orang Dewasa
of adult life that's ever been done.
kehidupan dewasa yang pernah dilakukan.
the lives of 724 men,
kami memonitor kehidupan 724 pria,
their home lives, their health,
pekerjaan, rumah tangga, kesehatan mereka,
without knowing how their life stories
fall apart within a decade
bubar sebelum 10 tahun
drop out of the study,
keluar dari studi,
further down the field.
dan tidak ada yang melanjutkan studi.
of several generations of researchers,
dari para pria ini.
of two groups of men.
kehidupan dua kelompok pria.
at Harvard College.
di Harvard College.
during World War II,
to serve in the war.
untuk ikut berperang.
from Boston's poorest neighborhoods,
dari kawasan paling miskin di Boston,
from some of the most troubled
many without hot and cold running water.
tanpa akses air panas maupun dingin.
and we interviewed their parents.
mewawancarai orang tua mereka.
grew up into adults
and bricklayers and doctors,
tukang bangunan, dan dokter,
A few developed schizophrenia.
Beberapa menderita schizoprenia.
all the way to the very top,
in the opposite direction.
standing here today, 75 years later,
75 tahun kemudian,
the study still continues.
masih berlanjut.
and dedicated research staff
dan berdedikasi
and asks them if we can send them
apakah bisa kami mengirim
about their lives.
kota Boston bertanya,
My life just isn't that interesting."
Hidup saya tidak semenarik itu."
tak pernah menanyakan itu.
of these lives,
dari kehidupan mereka,
daftar pertanyaan.
di ruang tamu mereka.
from their doctors.
about their deepest concerns.
tentang kekhawatiran terbesar mereka.
we finally asked the wives
kami mulai menanyai para istri
as members of the study,
dalam studi ini,
"You know, it's about time."
"Kamu tahu, sudah waktunya."
from the tens of thousands of pages
dari puluhan ribu halaman
or fame or working harder and harder.
atau bekerja lebih keras.
from this 75-year study is this:
dari studi selama 75 tahun ini adalah:
happier and healthier. Period.
semakin bahagia dan sehat. Titik.
about relationships.
3 pelajaran penting tentang hubungan.
are really good for us,
sangat baik bagi kita,
who are more socially connected
terhubung secara sosial
and they live longer
lebih sehat, dan hidup lebih lama
tidak terhubung dengan baik.
turns out to be toxic.
sangat berbahaya.
than they want to be from others
yang mereka harapkan
di usia paruh baya,
than people who are not lonely.
daripada orang yang tidak kesepian.
is that at any given time,
adalah, setiap saat,
will report that they're lonely.
can be lonely in a crowd
merasa sepi di tengah keramaian,
dalam pernikahan,
the number of friends you have,
yang Anda miliki,
you're in a committed relationship,
dalam hubungan yang mengikat,
of your close relationships that matters.
yang paling penting.
of conflict is really bad for our health.
sangat buruk bagi kesehatan.
without much affection,
tanpa kasih sayang,
perhaps worse than getting divorced.
mungkin lebih buruk dari perceraian.
warm relationships is protective.
dan hangat akan melindungi kita.
all the way into their 80s,
hingga usia 80an,
hidup mereka saat paruh baya,
apakah kami bisa memprediksi
into a happy, healthy octogenarian
masa tua yang bahagia dan sehat
everything we knew about them
yang kami tahu tentang mereka
cholesterol levels
di usia paruh baya
were going to grow old.
mereka akan menua.
in their relationships.
dengan hubungan yang dimiliki.
in their relationships at age 50
hubungan mereka di usia 50
seem to buffer us
agaknya melindungi kita
of getting old.
yang paling bahagia
when they had more physical pain,
in unhappy relationships,
hubungannya tidak bahagia,
reported more physical pain,
karena sakit emosional.
about relationships and our health
hubungan dan kesehatan kita
don't just protect our bodies,
tidak hanya melindungi tubuh,
in a securely attached relationship
yang penuh kedekatan
is protective,
baik bagi kesehatan kita,
on the other person in times of need,
partnernya saat mereka butuh,
stay sharper longer.
tidak dapat mengandalkan partnernya,
can't count on the other one,
earlier memory decline.
they don't have to be smooth all the time.
selalu mulus.
could bicker with each other
bisa cekcok terus
could really count on the other
dapat saling mengandalkan
on their memories.
pada kualitas ingatan mereka.
are good for our health and well-being,
penting untuk kesehatan dan kebahagiaan,
sejak sangat lama.
and so easy to ignore?
mudah untuk diabaikan?
and keep them that way.
tetap mempertahankannya.
and they're complicated
to family and friends,
dengan keluarga dan teman,
atau glamor.
Tidak pernah berakhir.
who were the happiest in retirement
yang paling bahagia saat pensiun
to replace workmates with new playmates.
rekan kerja menjadi teman.
in that recent survey,
survei yang disebut barusan,
were starting out as young adults
saat mulai beranjak dewasa
and high achievement
kekayaan, dan pencapaian diri
to have a good life.
agar hidup bahagia.
our study has shown
studi kami telah menunjukkan
the people who leaned in to relationships,
yang menyandarkan diri pada hubungan,
or you're 40, or you're 60.
atau 40 tahun, atau 60 tahun.
to relationships even look like?
menyandarkan diri pada hubungan?
are practically endless.
as replacing screen time with people time
menonton TV dengan bertemu orang-orang,
by doing something new together,
dengan melakukan hal baru bersama,
who you haven't spoken to in years,
sudah lama tidak Anda hubungi
yang umum terjadi
from Mark Twain.
mengutip Mark Twain.
heartburnings, callings to account.
dendam, perhitungan.
so to speak, for that."
with good relationships.
hubungan yang baik.
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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