This was posted in HN as well, but it serves to repost it for this question: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-ha

This was posted in HN as well, but it serves to repost it for this question: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/ http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80... Having material things is worthless unless you do not have any long, deep, and meaningful relationship and belong in a community. We, humans, long for deep connections. None of the material things will make you happy unless you share it.