Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don’t retire early.
The idea that your job or your boss is leading you to an early grave is one of several myths debunked in an analysis of a 90-year study that followed 1,528 Americans. Among other myths: be optimistic, get married, go to church, eat broccoli and get a gym membership.
Researchers Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin report their conclusions in a new book, The Longevity Project. “Everybody has the ideas ”” don’t stress, don’t worry, don’t work so hard, retire and go play golf,” says Friedman, a psychology professor at University of California-Riverside. “We did not find these patterns to exist in people who thrived.”
Implicit in the article is the presumption that a long life is a desirable end [b]in itself[/b].
Now if they were saying a life well-lived . . .
I think early retirement is okay if one has something to keep one active and passionate about life. This might be a new career, hobbies, a side business, etc. My father, an attorney, retired at 59 but had no hobbies and no passionate interests outside the law. He dabbled in real estate and consulting, but none could replace the huge hole in his life that his work had been. He fell into depression and died many years later. A lot of those additional years were not happy for him or my mother.
the key to eternal life is of far more interest surely?
Well. Another epiphany from the Baby Boomers. We can add tht to the other ones where in the perfectly obvious was proven scientifically to be perfectly obvious. Ok. Now will someone please prove that homosexuality is abnormal and that their sexual practices are as bad for themselves as for society? L