Community & Connections - Happy #4 - Kristen Knapp | MHFI 326

Doug continues the happiness series with part 4 featuring special guest Kristen Knapp (FI Friends Travel).  Doug & Kristen dive into the groundbreaking science of longevity, memory, and community – from an 80-year Harvard study to Chicago commuter trains, the data proves that relationships act as emotional shock absorbers.   They also discuss how good relationships are the strongest predictor of a healthy, long, happy life.

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Links

• Connect with Kristen:
  • Email: [email protected]
  • FI Friends Travel
• MHFI, “Happiness Beyond Wealth. FIRE ≠ Happiness – Happy #1”
• MHFI, “Is Retirement Overrated? – Happy #2”
• MHFI, “Can Retiring Early Make You Less Happy? – Happy #3”
• Plain English Podcast
• Plain English Podcast, “Happiness in America”
• Plain English Podcast, “The Healthiest ‘Super-Agers’ Have One Thing in Common”
• Harvard Study of Adult Development
• Alzheimer’s Association, “The first 25 years of the Northwestern University SuperAging Program”
• Nicholas Epley, “Mistakenly Seeking Solitude”
• MHFI Facebook group
• Doug’s site
• Check out Producer Chris’s blog: Epic Financial Journey

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0:00 Introduction

5:10 Harvard study of adult development

13:47 SuperAgers explained

20:12 Strong social connections

25:23 Building community

31:25 Making new friends

37:50 Mistakenly seeking solitude

44:21 Upset introverts & conversation tips

50:33 Soundcheck – Recent travels