Gilberto

“The first is this: the good life may be a central concern for most people, but it is not the central concern of most modern societies.”
― Robert Waldinger, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

“To put it simply, understanding another person is great, but just trying to understand goes a long way in building connection.”
― Robert Waldinger, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

“¿El poder soviético? No era un régimen ideal, no, pero sí era mejor que el actual. Más digno. En general, el socialismo me parecía bien. En el socialismo no había gente ni muy rica ni muy pobre… No había pordioseros, ni había niños abandonados en las calles… Los ancianos podían llegar a fin de mes con sus pensiones y no se veían obligados a estar rebuscando botellas o sobras en los contenedores como ahora.”
― Svetlana Alexievich, El fin del «Homo sovieticus»

“A few adjustments to our most treasured relationships can have real effects on how we feel, and on how we feel about our lives. We might be sitting on a goldmine of vitality that we are not paying attention to—because this source of vitality is eclipsed by the shiny allure of smartphones and TV or pushed to the side by work demands.”
― Robert Waldinger, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness