This One Study Will Change How You Think About Your Entire Life: The Cornell Legacy Project

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<p>What if you could meet with your older, wiser self for a few minutes and get all the answers you need to live a life you’re proud of? </p><p>A life with more joy and fewer regrets. </p><p>A life of purpose and passion. </p><p>That’s exactly what this episode feels like. </p><p>In this powerful conversation, Mel sits down with Dr. Karl Pillemer, director of Cornell University’s Legacy Project. </p><p>Dr. Pillemer has spent years researching the lessons and regrets of thousands of people in their 80s, 90s, and 100s. </p><p>His mission? To gather the life lessons they most want you to know, before it’s too late. </p><p>What his research reviews is not vague inspiration. It’s sharp, honest truth about what makes a good life and what everyone gets wrong. </p><p>This wisdom is a gift, delivered while you still have time to use it. </p><p>In this episode, you’ll learn: </p><p>-The biggest regrets people carry into their final years, and how to avoid them </p><p>-The simple shift that leads to lasting happiness </p><p>-What people in their 90s say they would do differently if they were your age </p><p><i>-</i>How to stop waiting for your “real life” to start – and start living it now. </p><p>Let this be the conversation that changes you. </p><p>Because the people who’ve lived the longest are clear on one thing: </p><p>It all goes by so fast.</p><p>For more resources related to today’s episode, <a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-344" target="_blank">click here</a> for the podcast episode page. </p><p>If you liked the episode, check out this one next: <a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-319/" target="_blank">What Matters Most In Life (In Memory of Judge Frank Caprio)</a>. </p><p>Connect with Mel: </p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/newsletter/" target="_blank">Get Mel’s newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401971369?tag=lnk0001-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank">Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/45OWCNr" target="_blank">Watch the episodes on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/3QfG8bb" target="_blank">Follow Mel on Instagram </a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/49bg4GP" target="_blank">The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/46Kpw2v" target="_blank">Mel's TikTok </a></li><li><a href="https://siriusxm.supportingcast.fm/" target="_blank">Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free</a></li><li><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/disclaimer" target="_blank">Disclaimer</a></li></ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>