10 | Scientists found the secret to a happy life — here's what it means for gay men

For more than 80 years, researchers at Harvard have studied what makes us truly happy. Here's what they found — and what it means for us as queer men.

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I read the European edition which was published in 2025 but the first edition (with a different cover) was published in the US in 2023.

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Sources:

[1] Waldinger & Schultz: The Good Life, 10

[2] https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-many-close-friends-do-you-actually-need-science-says-theres-a-number/

[3] The Good Life, 28

[4] The Good Life, 44

[5] The Good Life, 48 

[6] The Good Life, 49

[7] The Good Life, 258