Longevity has become a buzzword that’s almost as hot as sustainability and AI in some circles – and it’s not just about old age.
Our life expectancies are growing. It’s likely we’ll all live much longer, and we want those years to be good years. This means we need to change the way we live long before we reach old age so we can enjoy a better quality of life.
It’s likely we’ll all live much longer, and we want those years to be good years.Credit: Getty
The science of modern ageing already tells us that we can slow the march of time simply by looking after our bodies, minds and communities better. And then, if we do that, we have to look after our money, our work, our sense of purpose and our relationships better too. Because living longer is only worthwhile if we can enjoy it.
This week, I did a podcast with Dr Andrew J. Scott, international bestselling author of The 100-Year Life and his new book, The Longevity Imperative. He says today’s over-50s should expect to live well into their nineties, possibly even to 100, and young people could see a life as long as 120 years.
The question then becomes, how do we make these years good quality years? None of us want to live the last 20 or 30 years of life lonely, in poor health and without a sense of purpose.
There are a few things we have to start working on more actively if we want longevity. We have to push society’s norms too. But what should we do first?
The very first thing you can do is start to think about your longer life. Imagine the person you want to be in your 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and reverse out the things you’ll need to do today to become that.
How to live better now we’re living longer
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Longevity has become a buzzword that’s almost as hot as sustainability and AI in some circles – and it’s not just about old age.
Our life expectancies are growing. It’s likely we’ll all live much longer, and we want those years to be good years. This means we need to change the way we live long before we reach old age so we can enjoy a better quality of life.
It’s likely we’ll all live much longer,........
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