 |
| Will live forever. |
Researchers have found that personality traits like being outgoing, optimistic, easygoing, and enjoying laughter, as well as staying engaged in activities, may be part of the longevity genes mix.
"When I started working with centenarians, I thought we'd find that they survived so long in part because they were mean and ornery," said Nir Barzilai, M.D., the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research, director of Einstein's Institute for Aging Research and co-corresponding author of the study.
"But when we assessed the personalities of these 243 centenarians, we found qualities that clearly reflect a positive attitude towards life. Most were outgoing, optimistic and easygoing. They considered laughter an important part of life and had a large social network. They expressed emotions openly rather than bottling them up."
In addition, the centenarians had lower scores for displaying neurotic personality and higher scores for being conscientious compared with a representative sample of the U.S. population.
The scientists wouldn't say it, but I will: jerks will die off more quickly. I've got a list.
No comments:
Post a Comment