The Surprising Science of Why Life Gets Better with Age with Stanford’s Laura Carstensen (#275)
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We’re told youth is life’s peak — but what if that story is wrong?
Stanford psychologist Laura Carstensen reveals how time itself reshapes what we value and how we find meaning. Her research offers profound lessons for living well at every age — and for finding more meaning in the moments we have.
It’s a conversation that will change how you think about time, happiness, and life itself.
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