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littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts) Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:53 AM Oct 2022

The secret to living longer may be your social life, Susan Pinker, 2017 TED

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What does it take to live beyond 100 years?
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The secret to living longer may be your social life

The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the islanders healthy -- it's their emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions. Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond.

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https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life/transcript

How long do you want to live?
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The secret to living longer may be your social life, Susan Pinker, 2017 TED (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Oct 2022 OP

I hope when I reach a certain age that I am healthy enough to walk myself into one of those places tanyev Oct 2022 #1

I am doomed! Chainfire Oct 2022 #2

Happy to hear that your grandmother was a happy hermit because Butterflylady Oct 2022 #3

tanyev

(44,501 posts)

1. I hope when I reach a certain age that I am healthy enough to walk myself into one of those places

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 07:24 AM

Oct 2022

where you can have your own independent apartment but there are lots of activities available, if you so choose. I don't want to get dragged out and forced to participate in things I'm not interested in. Extroverts seem completely unable to grasp that people exist who enjoy spending time alone.

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

2. I am doomed!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 07:45 AM

Oct 2022

The older I get the fewer people I want to associate with. The idea of ending my live in some sort of residential community sound like hell to me.

My Grandmother lived to be 104, and she was a happy hermit too!

Butterflylady

(3,983 posts)

3. Happy to hear that your grandmother was a happy hermit because

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 08:27 AM

Oct 2022

When my grandson was little he wanted me to live forever. I told him I couldn't do that, but I would live to be 104 and that made him happy. So now I know exactly how to do that.

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