What can 268 men from the Harvard Class of 1944 teach us about a successful life?
A lot, apparently. These men were part of one of the longest and most comprehensive longitudinal studies, called The Grant Study, ever conducted. The study began in their sophomore year of Harvard Medical School – and continues to this day. The men were observed, studied, interviewed, examined and tracked over time.
And author George Vaillant, who chronicled the study, wrote, “The results were as clear-cut as they were startling.”