Dan Buettner
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first heard Sep 2025
last heard 18 Jan
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And the important thing to do on a day-to-day basis to avoid that is to de-stress or downshift.
In blue zones, they do that by number one, ancestor veneration in Okinawa.
They remember where they came from, their ancestors.
Number two, they take naps like we see in Nicoya or Ikaria.
Taking a daily nap lowers inflammation and also lowers your chance of cardiovascular disease by about 30%.
Very important number there.
The Adventists, they pray.
When you think about it, real prayer, whether it's when you wake up in the morning or before a meal, it's like a meditation, lowers those cortisol levels.
And in Sardinia, their main downshift ritual, they're big churchgoers, but also they have a daily happy hour where they'll get together with friends no matter how busy their day was, talk out their problems, have a glass or two of wine, lower that cortisol.
I think it's a good practice for the rest of us as well.
People are constantly trying to monetize their brand.
I think that puts people off.
Purpose is not something you really sell.
I can't make any money from you by trying to help you find your purpose.
Purpose is really your internal inventory of what your passions are, what you're good at, what your values are, and an outlet.
And by the way, that's usually with your family or volunteering.
And I really actually avoid monetizing that idea because I think it's an open source insight that Okinawans mostly give us.
Their word for finding and living their meaning is ikigai.
In Costa Rica, it's plan de vida.
In Kauai, which is another extraordinary longevity hotspot, it's kuleana.
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