Human Flourishing Program

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Congrats to former @HFHarvard Assoc. Director @FlynnCratty on his appointment at @UNCSCILL!

The Happiest Country in the World Isn’t What You Think - ISR's Byron Johnson and @HFHarvard's Tyler VanderWeele and Brendan Case nytimes.com/2025/04/30/opi…

The extent to which learning environments foster character development is a new metric in @WSJ's Annual U.S. College Rankings 2025. The measure was developed by TWCF grantees @edwbrooks @OxfordCharacter & Tyler VanderWeele @HFHarvard. Find out more. templetonworldcharity.org/blog/character…

See Tyler VanderWeele's recent opinion piece: "Why public health should attend to the spiritual side of life" harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Our latest #newsletter: individual & collective #flourishing, based on our episode with Dr @DJohnsonOxford (@OxfordDeptofEd & @StAntsCollege) & Prof Matthew Lee (@Baylor & @HFHarvard). flourishfmpodcast.com/so/d9OnYPxCF?l… Listen, watch & read more @ flourishfmpodcast.com/post/davidjohn… #flourishfm

Join us TODAY for a webinar on the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). This study of ~200,000 people in 22 countries will give us insights into the factors of human flourishing. Explore the GFS Wave 1 sample data and learn how to access the full dataset. 📊 bit.ly/3EiZZAF

Dr. Katelyn Long from @HFHarvard is joining us on Dec. 7th at 11am EST to lecture about: "Flourishing and Faith: Empirical Explorations and Future Horizons for Christian Flourishing." You can register using the link below: regent.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #abundantlifeflourishing

What is human #flourishing? New reel from our episode with Dr @DJohnsonOxford (@OxfordDeptofEd & @StAntsCollege) & Prof Matthew Lee (@Baylor & @HFHarvard) on "Pathways to Global #Flourishing." Listen, watch & read @ flourishfmpodcast.com/post/davidjohn… #flourishfm #flourish #wellbeing

Some of us at @HFHarvard have drafted a Supplement to the @Surgeon_General's recent public health advisory on loneliness & isolation, highlighting some important drivers of and potential responses to the crisis which are largely left out of it: hfh.fas.harvard.edu/sites/projects…...

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The @fdn4sociconnect, @HPlacesbyDesign, @HFHarvard, and @einhorncollab launched the "Action Guide for Building #Connected Communities" to empower local leaders to create meaningful #SocialConnection within their communities. 🏡👋🏾 Check it out: action4connection.org

Social isolation & loneliness have important independent effects on mental & physical health. Various aspects of social connectedness have been in decline in USA. We need multiple approaches to improve social connection & build more connected communities. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/human-…

Public event! Registration under this link: idgs.typeform.com/1Q-NA-Launch [59 Shepard St., Cambridge: Room 104]

[T]he working definition of flourishing at the Human Flourishing Program is “the relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good.” harvardindependent.com/the-pursuit-of…

Looking forward to speaking at this conference @SevenoaksSchool next month! I'll be giving two talks: (1) how to facilitate #flow in #teaching & #learning, & (2) with Dr Stacie Friend (@UoE_Philosophy), how to cultivate #openmindedness through #film in #schools. @Sevenoakslearn

"How to Find Your Purpose" - by Ayse Yemiscigil, Melis Sena Yılmaz, and Matthew T. Lee @HarvardBiz buff.ly/3rgNTVW

Join us on Wednesday, November 1 for a discussion of “Why conscience matters: A defense of conscientious objection in healthcare” with @xaviersymons of @HFHarvard. Registration & background readings at buroakfoundation.org/conscience