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 your 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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