Today, Vlad and I shared ideas on some of the life themes we have been discussing in our literature. We viewed and discussed Robert Waldinger's TED Talk on "What Makes a Good Life - Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness." The talk is based on the findings of The Harvard Study of Adult Development. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life. His findings stated that connection, networking, and meaningful relationships, as opposed to hard work, status, and money, would lead to happiness. Vlad had some interesting thoughts on some of Waldinger's theories. Vlad feels that sometimes independent hard work and focus instead of a multitude of relationships, which can create distractions and drama, can help one to be successful. We then discussed what true happiness is and determined it depends upon the individual person. We also discussed the talk, "Why Humans Run the World" by History professor Yuval Noah Harari. What a fascinating theory! Next week, Vlad and I will dive much deeper into Outliers.