Coaching practices for The Good Life Lessons From the Harvard Study in a New Job
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I keep telling myself I’ll make real time for the people I love once I hit the next work milestone, and that milestone never stops moving
- I’ve got a big move (or a new job) coming up in a couple of months, and I can feel it’s a rare chance to start fresh
- I catch myself just waiting for my turn to talk instead of really hearing the person in front of me
- I’ve finally accepted that chasing more stuff and more status isn’t making me durably happier, and now I want to pour my time and money into whatever actually does move the needle for good
- I’ve got this clean little “here’s what it taught me” story that I tell so smoothly now, and lately it nags at me
Practices that may help
- The Good Life: Lessons from the Harvard Study
The Harvard Study of Adult Development — the longest longitudinal study of adult life, directed today by Robert Waldinger — found that the strongest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of our relationships, not wealth or fame. It is real, decades-long research, but it is observational: it shows relationships and wellbeing move together, which is strong but not proof of pure cause. - Investing in people over status
Direct discretionary time and energy toward relationships, not just career and acquisition.
The Good Life: Lessons from the Harvard Study - Identify and anticipate upcoming transition windows
Treat approaching life changes as scheduled opportunities for habit installation — plan before the transition, not after.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Genuine curiosity about others
Ask real questions and listen, instead of waiting to talk.
The Good Life: Lessons from the Harvard Study - Invest in what research shows moves the set point
Prioritize relationships, autonomy, and meaning — the three factors most reliably linked to lasting wellbeing gains.
The Hedonic Treadmill, Made Practical - Distinguish genuine growth from positive illusions
Learn to tell the difference between real benefits that changed how you live and comfortable stories that protect you from fully processing the loss.
Benefit-Finding in Adversity, Made Practical - Hire people who share the Why, not just the skills
Skills can be learned; shared belief cannot — filtering for Why-alignment at hiring is the highest-leverage culture move.
Start With Why: Leading Through Purpose - Let adversity reorder your priorities
Use the clarity that hardship brings to permanently re-rank what actually matters to you.
Benefit-Finding: Locating Meaning and Growth in Adversity - Use social transitions to change the norms around your behavior
When your social group changes, use the transition to adopt the behavioral norms of the new group rather than carrying old ones.
The Habit Discontinuity Effect - Use genius mapping in onboarding
Surface a new hire’s geniuses early so you design their role around energy, not just skills.
The 6 Types of Working Genius (Patrick Lencioni)
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- The Good Life Lessons From The Harvard Study At Work
The Harvard Study of Adult Development — the longest longitudinal study of adult life, directed today by Robert Waldinger — found that the strongest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of our relationships, not wealth or fame. It is real, decades-long research, but it is observational: it shows relationships and wellbeing move together, which is strong but not proof of pure cause.
- The Good Life Lessons From The Harvard Study When Burned Out
The Harvard Study of Adult Development — the longest longitudinal study of adult life, directed today by Robert Waldinger — found that the strongest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of our relationships, not wealth or fame. It is real, decades-long research, but it is observational: it shows relationships and wellbeing move together, which is strong but not proof of pure cause.
- The Good Life Lessons From The Harvard Study With My Team
The Harvard Study of Adult Development — the longest longitudinal study of adult life, directed today by Robert Waldinger — found that the strongest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of our relationships, not wealth or fame. It is real, decades-long research, but it is observational: it shows relationships and wellbeing move together, which is strong but not proof of pure cause.
- Leading New Employees
Surface a new hire’s geniuses early so you design their role around energy, not just skills.
Use genius mapping in onboarding
- The Good Life Lessons From The Harvard Study As A Caregiver
The Harvard Study of Adult Development — the longest longitudinal study of adult life, directed today by Robert Waldinger — found that the strongest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of our relationships, not wealth or fame. It is real, decades-long research, but it is observational: it shows relationships and wellbeing move together, which is strong but not proof of pure cause.
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