About Retirement Wisdom[1]
Forget how old you are—This becomes
more important the older you get.
“ In a
study reported in the August 2002 issue of the Journal of personality and Social
Psychology researchers claim that elderly can actually think themselves in to
the grave a lot faster than they would prefer. Indeed people with negative views about aging shorten their
lives by 7.6 years as compared with their counterparts who have a more positive
view of life. Surprisingly,
a positive view about aging can have greater effect than good physical
health. The researchers, led
by psychologist Becca Levy of Yale University reported “the effect of positive
self-perceptions of aging on survival is greater than the physiological
measures of low systolic blood pressure an cholesterol, each of which is
associated with a longer lifespan of four years or less. Our study carries tow messages,”
concluded the researchers. The
discouraging one is that negative self-perception can diminish life expectancy. The encouraging one is that positive self-perceptions
can prolong life expectancy.
The lesson here is that you shouldn’t waste too much time and energy
about getting older.
“
There is a fountain of youth,” declared Sophia Loren. “It is you mind, your
talents, the creativity that you bring to your life and the lives of people you
love. When you learn to tap this
source you will truly defeated age.[2]
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