Much research has shown that the most important predictors of vital age are satisfying work and complexity of purpose. In my previous post, I listed ideas for keeping the mind and memory in shape for a lifetime. Today I want to share another 15 suggestions I've really found helpful.
- Seek new horizons and novel experiences.
- Avoid constant routine to keep your mind limber.
- Attempt to keep control over your life as much as possible.
- Follow - but question the scientists and sages, and watch out for the snake oil salesman with new chemical anti-aging approaches.
- Investigate the prescription and alternative remedies that have some basis for validity; Vitamin E and C; estrogen (for menopausal women), perhaps ginkgo, antioxidants, chlorine.
- Avoid harsh and continual stress and learn to relax. Take your time, practice mindfulness.
- Pay attention, concentrate on what you want to remember.
- Minimize and resist distractions.
- Using a notepad, carry a calendar.
- Seek out and use humor, lighten up, take time to focus on fun.
- Organize belongings, have a place for unforgettables, for example, put a car key in a magnet and hide it in your car, keep a secret outside door key.
- Repeat names of new acquaintances in conversations.
- Take care of your health, eat well, exercise, and take steps to avoid chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, severe hypertension, arthritis, tumors, and osteoporosis.
- Nurture and cultivate long term relationships with well educated and intelligent people.
- Realize that retirement is a positive factor only if you are retiring from a routine job, but not from a highly complex job.
In my next post in this series I will share insights from Chapter 3, "Shattering the Myth that "Creativity Declines As We Age". Here are links to my previous posts in this series.
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