The 7 Things That Predict Happiness and Health in Old Age

What predicts happiness and health and old age? There's seven things that predict it. Some of them are pretty obvious. Diet, exercise, smoking, drinking. If you're a lifelong smoker, there's a 7 in 10 chance you're going to die of a smoking related illness. Drinking is neurotoxic and dangerous. The old research that you have a couple of glasses of wine a day, it's wrong. And the number one predictor of your marriage melting down is misuse of substances. And then exercise and diet. Don't eat like an 11 year old and pick up heavy things and run around for Pete's sake. I mean that stuff's pretty obvious. But then the last three are keep learning. Keep an active mind reading is super helpful. So people who are curious and learn, they're much happier and healthier. Find a way to deal with your problems. Get good at some way of dealing with your problems. And so everybody's thinking, well get a psychoanalyst. No, not necessarily. Get a prayer practice. That's the best possible way. As a relationship with the divine is like actually your friendship with God. But get good at it. You got to practice it. And last but not least is love. Happiness is love. By far the most important and by far the most frequent successful example of love leading to happiness and wellness is a long term marriage.