Steven

What I interpreted from that is our thoughts about aging have an impact on our aging.

What's an octogenarian?

What's an octogenarian?

And so there was three groups.

And so there was three groups.

The ones that went back and relived their life, the ones that reminisced and the ones that did nothing at all.

The ones that went back and relived their life, the ones that reminisced and the ones that did nothing at all.

Wow. And that really goes to show the impact of what we think about ourselves and then all of the physiological consequences of that. You talk about this, your eyes as well.

Wow. And that really goes to show the impact of what we think about ourselves and then all of the physiological consequences of that. You talk about this, your eyes as well.

that you were gonna get, was it like laser eye surgery or something? No, no, it's just like- People told you you needed glasses.

that you were gonna get, was it like laser eye surgery or something? No, no, it's just like- People told you you needed glasses.

And what's that doing in the brain? Why is that? Why did that improve your reading?

And what's that doing in the brain? Why is that? Why did that improve your reading?

I've been thinking a lot, you know, I said, I've got this vlog on YouTube called Behind the Diary. And in two of the episodes, I've caught myself out while I'm filming because I said words that I thought would be unhelpful. I think people, someone in the comments actually challenged me because there's one day when I'm filming Dragon's Den and I'm filming myself.

I've been thinking a lot, you know, I said, I've got this vlog on YouTube called Behind the Diary. And in two of the episodes, I've caught myself out while I'm filming because I said words that I thought would be unhelpful. I think people, someone in the comments actually challenged me because there's one day when I'm filming Dragon's Den and I'm filming myself.

I'm just talking about what's going on. And I go, oh, I really need a coffee this morning. And I stop myself and say, I shouldn't say need. And then I go, there's something about this casual use of the word need throughout our lives that is disempowering me. It's making me a slave to the coffee. So I make this point, which I'm sure people think I'm a little bit weird for making that.

I'm just talking about what's going on. And I go, oh, I really need a coffee this morning. And I stop myself and say, I shouldn't say need. And then I go, there's something about this casual use of the word need throughout our lives that is disempowering me. It's making me a slave to the coffee. So I make this point, which I'm sure people think I'm a little bit weird for making that.

I really need to not say the word need associated to the things because I will then probably develop a psychological and maybe a somewhat of a physical need for that thing.

I really need to not say the word need associated to the things because I will then probably develop a psychological and maybe a somewhat of a physical need for that thing.

and that was your decision, you were powerful there. That's a choice you made. There's an overarching point here about personal responsibility as well. When people talk about, I can't exercise, I don't have any time, it feels like a really disempowering frame versus I've got other priorities, which feels empowering.