Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier.

Good genes are nice, but joy is better 

Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier

Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives, the study revealed. Those ties protect people from life’s discontents, help to delay mental and physical decline, and are better predictors of long and happy lives than social class, IQ, or even genes. That finding proved true across the board among both the Harvard men and the inner-city participants.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/#_=_