Psychologists Share Six Personality Traits That Can Help You Live Longer

Being conscientious and extroverted seemed to help.

There isn’t an exact formula for a longer life yet, though researchers think they have some pretty good ideas.

Great genes, enough sleep, and a decent diet can go a long way if you want to reach 100, for instance. But some factors are less physical.

For instance, one paper found that people who had a positive view of ageing may be less likely to experience age-related decline.

And having a sense of purpose “appears to widely buffer against mortality risk across the adult years,” a 2015 paper found.

Yet another paper, this time looking........

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