Harvard University famous"Grant Studies"., is a legend.
Why? Because this study lasted 70 years.
The Grant Study was conducted from 1939 to 1944 with 2,608 students enrolled at Harvard University at the time.
The study was conducted in white males with well-off families, and the hypothesis was simple: those who were masculine were likely to have happy lives.
The Grant Study "Questionnaire is done every two years on these people, including are they in good health?" Is it mentally healthy? Have you ever entered into marriage? What is the quality of marriage? Is the business successful? What are your plans for the future? Is it happy?
At the same time, the physical and mental health assessment of the research subjects is conducted every 5 years, and individual interviews are also conducted with some of them every 5-10 years to gain an in-depth understanding of intimate relationships, family and career income, interpersonal relationship satisfaction, etc.
This is the "Grant Study".
These subjects experienced World War II, economic depression, economic recovery, and financial tsunami in the United States, and they got married, had children, divorced, were promoted, were elected, failed in their careers, and made a comeback. Some people live out their old age well, while others die young.
Among the 268 people, there are indeed many successful people, including 1 American** (John F. Kennedy, a U.S. senator and 1 governor.
In the end, it was found that among the 58 people with the highest scores on interpersonal intimacy, their average annual salary was 24$0.3 million; Among those with the lowest scores, the average annual salary did not exceed $100,000.
That is,People who manage good interpersonal relationships, have high incomes；People who do not manage their personal relationships well have a low income.
What is the biggest intermediate variable?
To put it simplyAffinity, emotional intelligence
People with high emotional intelligence can develop the situation well and form a team; And people with low emotional intelligence have offended everyone, how can they expand their development prospects?
The study further found that finding true love before the age of 30, whether it is politics, love, friendship or family affection, greatly increases life satisfaction.
So, the "Grant Study" concluded:One of the keys to life is love
What we call "love" is not simply love, this love is actually itTo be noticed, appreciated, understood, respected, and motivated
Wieland, the host of Grant Studies, wrote a book, The Splendor of Life, the most important sentence of which is "The warmth of relations throughout life has the greatest positive impact on life satisfaction."(The warmth of interpersonal relationships in life will have the greatest positive impact on an individual's life satisfaction). ”
There is a more classic saying from Willante,"happening is love
Think back to your family relationships, your co-worker relationships, your friend relationships, whether you were able toSpread love and receive love？If yes, then you are a happy person.
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