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Common Wisdom

Dr. Laura Gabayan's Common Wisdom book is rooted in science, and the eight elements are the key ingredients to personal growth.

  • Master the 8 life skills that lead to a more meaningful life.
  • Navigate life with more confidence and delight with Common Wisdom.
  • Enrich your life with fresh perspectives and insights based on 10+ years of research by Dr. Laura Gabayan.
  • Discover how the 8 elements of wisdom in the Common Wisdom book can provide greater meaning, depth, and self growth.
  • Enhance your life with lessons not taught in school.
  • Boost your happiness and find more joy in life.

Who should read this book?

  • Anyone seeking more meaning and fulfillment in their lives.
  • Anyone interested in personal growth.
  • Anyone wanting to learn life skills not taught in school.

Dive into Common Wisdom and learn the 8 secrets to living a great life.

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This Book Answers "What is Wisdom?" and gives us 8 skills to master life

Dr. Laura Gabayan's Common Wisdom book is based on the results of the Wisdom Research Project where Dr. Gabayan interviewed 60 wise adults across North America.

While the 8 common qualities described in her book define wisdom, they are really life skills for living a great life.

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Resilience

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Kindness

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Positivity

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Spirituality

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Humility

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Tolerance

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Creativity

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Curiosity

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Dr. Laura Gabayan of Common Wisdom
  • MD. UCLA School of Medicine

  • MS, UCLA School of Public Health

  • EM Residency, UCLA/Olive View Hospitals

  • Research Fellowship, VA/UCLA

  • National Institute on Aging grant recipient

  • National Institute of Health Grant recipient

About the Author

Dr. Laura Gabayan

Dr. Laura Gabayan is a world-renowned physician and researcher. She is regarded internationally as an expert in research. In the Common Wisdom book, she scientifically defines wisdom as 8 elements.
She emigrated to the US at the age of 6 and attended UCLA for all her schooling. Beginning in 2013, Dr. Gabayan started to experience multiple health challenges that caused her to change course and focus on deeper questions surrounding the meaning of life and wisdom.
She then interviewed 60 wise adults across North America and defined wisdom as 8 elements in her book Common Wisdom. These 8 elements are the secret ingredients to living a life of joy and success.

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