What did I do today...hrrrmmmm.. Let me try and remember. I tried to fix some problems with the version of my code that allows for sequential body files. I ate a big lunch, as usual...I read 180 pages of http://www.amazon.com/The-Longevity-Project-Discoveries-Eight-Decade/dp/B00AZ8AX6S this and skimmed the rest. Basically the book revolves around a study started back before ww2 that followed a bunch (well over 10,000) of white kids who scored high on iq tests over the the course of their lives. The study came to several surprising conclusions (which might only apply if you were born in 1920):
kids do worse when they start school/first grade early, but not when they skip grades
divorce will kill your life expectancy, but only if you're a dude. But if you're a neurotic dude don't worry you'll get on fine.
happy people will live shorter lives (perhaps since bad things come as more of a shock to them)
"conscientiousness" was the personality trait most correlated with a long lifespan. Not sure what that is? Me neither. Reading the book it sounded like a mix of stubbornness/persistence/empathy/self awareness.
kids do worse when they start school/first grade early, but not when they skip grades
divorce will kill your life expectancy, but only if you're a dude. But if you're a neurotic dude don't worry you'll get on fine.
happy people will live shorter lives (perhaps since bad things come as more of a shock to them)
"conscientiousness" was the personality trait most correlated with a long lifespan. Not sure what that is? Me neither. Reading the book it sounded like a mix of stubbornness/persistence/empathy/self awareness.