2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Researchers have been observing a group of people for 95 years, and this is what they managed to find out.
Everyone is wondering what it takes to feel happy and content. Wondering how to live a long, healthy life. Scientists have found the answer. Writer Jeff Haden shared the findings of this study.
It all started in 1921. Lewis Terman was a professor of psychology at Stanford University. He was one of the first to use the IQ test. The scientist selected 1,500 children and began one of the longest long-term studies in history. He and his followers have analyzed the lives of the participants for decades. As a result, they were able to identify the causes of longevity.
It turned out that those who actively pursued their goals and were involved in this process had the longest and most fulfilling lives. Those who worked the hardest lived the longest.
According to research, it doesn't matter if your dream comes true or not. It is important to constantly strive for it.
“We have not found that literally living a dream has a significant impact on health,” the scientists write in their book Longevity Project. - The longest lived not the happiest or the quietest elderly people, but those who were most involved in achieving their goals. At any age, those who felt successful died less often. Moreover, those men who in childhood were carefree, unreliable and unambitious, and then did not achieve anything in their careers, significantly increased the risk of death."
Success for everyone is something different. Determine what it means to you and strive relentlessly for it.
A quiet life without stress and worries seems attractive, but the study has shown that carefree people do not do well. Persistent and conscientious people thrive.
Of course, other factors also affect life expectancy. Including healthy relationships Study of Adult Development. But you can't change them overnight. What you can do today is to start actively moving towards one of your goals. The process itself will make you happier and help you live longer.
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