The Longevity Project came out with some new conclusions to a eight-decade study that’s trying to pinpoint the things that lead to a longer life. The study is described in a new book, The Longevity Project co-authored by Leslie Martin and Howard Friedman, which states that the key traits of those who live longer are prudence and persistence. “The findings clearly revealed that the best childhood personality predictor of longevity was conscientiousness,” they write, “the qualities of a prudent, persistent, well-organized person, like a scientist-professor — somewhat obsessive and not at all carefree.”
Some more findings:
Strong social connections are important.
Good stress vs bad stress as opposed to don’t stress ever.
Worrying about things you can control is good, worrying about things you can’t control is bad.
Good marriage is good, but a bad one is bad. “Being steadily single is virtually as good as being in a long term marriage.” (hooray!)
Exercise you love is good, exercise you hate or that bores you is bad.
Read the complete article here. Take an assessment quiz here to find out how conscientious you really are.
