Nir Eyal
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Of course.
Yeah, absolutely.
It's shocking that there was a study done at Yale that people who have positive views of aging in their 30s
end up living seven and a half years longer.
Now, to put that in perspective, seven and a half years longer, that is greater than the effect of diet.
It's greater than the effect of exercise.
It's greater than the effect of stopping smoking.
It is an incredibly powerful effect just by having positive views about aging.
Now, what does that sound like?
A negative view of aging would be something like, I'm having a senior moment.
aging involves inevitable decline.
We've all heard that or thought that all the time.
We just say it all the time in society.
Whereas a positive view of aging is something like growth is possible at any age.
Something as simple as that.
Growth is possible at any age.
Now, which one's true?
Aging involves inevitable decline or growth is possible at any age?
They're both true.
But here's the difference.