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What's the single most important personality trait if you want to live a long life?

It's not "being nice to Eric" but if you really annoy me, it could be. :P

11:02 AM Jun 04 2012

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ifindkarma

"Conscientiousness was a better predictor of improvement than the medication itself."

So how do we define conscientiousness?

Is it focus? Practice of habits? Attention?

11:26 AM Jun 04 2012

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Ottway

The non-jargon version would be: "having your shit together." Someone who is aware, organized, consistent, reliable.

Formal version here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientiousness

1:05 PM Jun 04 2012

Next question: Why is it so uncommon to find Someone who is aware, organized, consistent, reliable?

I guess Entropy is always increasing so it takes a lot of work to stay ORCA -- organized, consistent, reliable, aware...

3:00 PM Jun 04 2012

It is quite rare to find people who have their shit together. Ask any recruiter. :)

5:14 PM Jun 04 2012

Conscientiousness is a reflection of either good habits or the expenditure of executive function (willpower). No one has enough executive function to be conscientious all the time, so anyone who is truly conscientious must have established a set of good habits to make conscientiousness a near-automatic activity.

9:26 AM Jun 05 2012

A positive personality.

3:08 PM Jun 04 2012

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ifindkarma

You have to be more specific, Trish.

It's positive conscientiousness that will take you far.

3:40 PM Jun 04 2012

Positivity isn't everything. You can definitely be too positive.

I'll have more research on this in relation to longevity soon...

5:16 PM Jun 04 2012

Humor.

9:47 AM Jun 05 2012

Greg, THAT is funny. :)

12:23 PM Jun 05 2012

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gbolcer

Lol...you'll definitely live longer then!

Don't forget to laugh--especially at yourself.

12:33 PM Jun 05 2012

p.s. Talk about timeline, this story is just now making the rounds. ABC must be reading PandaWhale!

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/centenarians-positive-attitude-linked-long-healthy-life/story?id=16494151

1:20 PM Jun 05 2012

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ifindkarma

We believe in the interconnectedness of all things.

1:38 PM Jun 05 2012

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