Gracie, I love the wisdom of your post and I agree with every word. Thank you for putting my feelings about this topic into words.:bowdown:

Thank you, you are loved, Gracie!

I can feel the joy. (All the way up here in Canada!) GG, you've got a great attitude. :agree::clap2::thumbup::ho:

Well, evidently, it's not something that's easy to understand. This study was conducted by doctors/psychologists. If you are one who likes psychology and believes in psychology you might believe that the study has some merit. If not (if you have an attitude against it) you will likely think it's a lot of rubbish. Everyone is free to believe it or not.




Well, maybe so. I'm trying my best to get the important information to bring this into proper focus but I can't bring you everything that's in the book.


It was defined by self. The study subjects were interviewed over and over throughout their lives. When the study began, they didn't know what the conclusion would be or what information would be the most important. So they also interviewed the parents and teachers. They were simply compiling as much information as they could. They looked at the whole personality of the child.


So you're saying that all those study subjects (out of 1,500 kids), who were judged by the psychologists to be happy or cheerful, were really crying on the inside and had everyone fooled, including their parents and teachers?

What about a combination of all of the above? A person who sees the best in all situations etc. etc.

I did more reading last night to refresh my memory and read that they did have one request when looking for volunteers for the study. They looked for students who were "bright". Most of them grew up to be successful professionals. Yes, as I said before, it's possible to be happy and still make good choices. And, yes, that's what makes me happy, the fact that I've made good lifestyle choices, even though there were some bumps along the way.

To be continued:

Well, your post made me laugh, though I'm not quite sure why. The book is a real book; I couldn't make that up. Children who just naturally have happy personalities don't live as long as others. The doctors had to admit that they were as surprised as anyone. They didn't see that coming.

But I agree that I do need to do more explaining. So stay tuned.

More information from chapter 2
 

This may help to put things in perspective:

The childhood personality that best predicted longevity was conscientiousness (i.e., a person who is organized, prudent, studious, persistent, a little obsessive, and NOT carefree).

It was not the sociable personality and not cheerfullness that predicted longevity.

I don't appreciate you talking about me like that and I would delete it if I were the moderater. But I'm not, so I guess I have to live with it. It stinks.



The doctor who started the study died in 1957. New doctors took over using the same valuable data that had been collected in previous years.
So your judgement was nothing more than "trash" talk or shall we say "wishful thinking".

One definition of "intelligent" is a person who refuses to be unhappy.

Life is full of sadness so when something good occurs embrace every bit of it.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

There is no sense being a grump if you can't act like one.

A smile precedes a happy thought

More than intelligence and creativity, "adapting" is the quality that preserves our species.

I opine you decide

omg. I am doomed to live forever.:faint:

YOU ARE NOT! But I wish you would. You are a sweetie!

Good wife, good food and good wine is the absolute secret to longevity. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

When you get to be a supercentenarian (110+), perhaps we could get together and talk about it. ;)

Well, we may both be too busy being a little obsessive. But that's very carefree of you to suggest.:icon_wink:

Are you careful, Conscientious or Carefree?
 

Just found this link. Somewhat limiting but fun to check out.


Are You Careful, Conscientious, or Carefree?

Enjoy!


LW888

That was interesting. At first I worried about the way the questions were worded. For example: "Poor spelling and grammar drive you crazy." At first I didn't check it off because of the phrase "drive you crazy". But I do worry about my spelling and grammar; when I get things wrong, as I sometimes do, I find it annoying. So, assuming that "annoying" is about the same as "drive you crazy", I decided to check it off. The final result was "You are careful". But I don't consider careful to be different than conscientious. I believe a conscientious person is a careful person. There I go, being obsessive again. :-)

Anyway, the book, "The Longevity Project", is loaded with tests to determine various aspects of personality. I took all the tests when I first read the book and did surprisingly well. I didn't keep a record of the tests so I couldn't tell you off hand what it was all about.