From the NY Times, 7 Tips to Live longer.
Not surprisingly, these are time honored strategies across time and cultures.! I covered Longevity in my book, Radical Resilience
My ebook on Longevity here.
Summary: How to Live Longer
We’ve been looking for the wrong kind of miracle. For centuries, humans have hunted for the elixir of life — buried in Himalayan caves, inside rare botanicals, or, more recently, in cryogenic chambers and gene-hacking labs. But what if the real secret to longevity is hiding in plain sight? According to a group of seasoned geriatricians, the path to a long, vital life isn’t exotic. It’s ordinary. It’s deceptively mundane.
Imagine this: two people walk into a clinic. One runs marathons. The other takes daily walks, eats vegetables, checks in on friends, and laughs often. Which one is aging better? The answer, as the data shows, favors the one who lives deliberately and socially — not the one chasing extremes.
Here’s the paradox: the most powerful longevity “treatment” isn’t a pill or procedure. It’s a pattern. A set of simple, daily rituals that compound quietly, invisibly, over decades. And the more boring they seem, the more powerful they turn out to be.
Seven Underrated Secrets to a Long Life
(aka the stuff you’re overlooking)
- Move with purpose — 20 minutes a day is transformative.
- Eat like your grandmother — more plants, less packaging.
- Sleep like it matters — because it does.
- Avoid poisons — tobacco, excess alcohol, and the myth of invincibility.
- Manage your internal numbers — BP, blood sugar, cholesterol.
- Connect deeply — loneliness is more toxic than cigarettes.
- Think optimistically — mindset isn’t fluff; it’s biology.
Want me to turn this into a voiceover script or short YouTube monologue next?
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