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Triumphs Of Experience: The Men Of The Harvard Grant Study (2012)

by George E. Vaillant(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0674059824 (ISBN13: 9780674059825)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Belknap Press

review 1: Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant StudyBy George VaillantJust finished this very extensive and enjoyable summary of the Harvard Grant (Longitudinal) Study of 200 graduates throughout their lives. George Vaillant is a wonderful writer: I loved the actual case studies/interviews with participants illustrating various life histories and outcomes. Of course I found out a lot about myself in reading these. The conclusions are interesting, illuminating and encouraging in that we do have innate coping mechanisms, but that a loving, supportive childhood is critical to happiness, resilience, longevity, etc.
review 2: I learned a lot about adult maturation and sound research practices. They key takeaways related to maturation are that it is never too ... morelate to change and that the keys to happiness are finding meaning (confirming the position of Victor Frankl) and supportive relationships. The key takeaway related to research is that we have to continue to gather data and question our assumptions because even when something seems clear we may not yet have all the answers. less

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