Friday, September 19, 2008

Would you like your children to have long lives?

A recent study found that More active, emotionally stable people live longer:

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After tracking more than 2,300 people for more than 50 years, researchers there found that calm and active people lived longer than their counterparts.
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Later the article reports:

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The most recent findings looked at the link between personality traits of people and their lifespan. The data showed that certain personality traits were definitively linked to a longer life, including emotional stability, organization, discipline, conscientiousness and resourcefulness.
Certain other traits led to a shorter life: anger, emotional instability, anxiousness and depression, among them. The study concluded that "longevity was associated with being conscientious, emotionally stable, and active."
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The first list is a great road map for what to teach your children. One of the benefits is they'll live long and productive lives.


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