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Breaking the Age Code
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Breaking the Age Code

How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live

William Morrow, 2022 más...


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Engaging
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

People are living longer than ever before, yet ageism is rampant, says Yale psychology professor Becca Levy. After researching the psychosocial factors influencing aging, Levy concludes that your unconscious biases, based on societal age stereotypes, can profoundly affect your experience of aging and the physiological and cognitive challenges you associate with it. When older people replace negative views about aging with a more positive attitude toward aging, they enjoy a slew of positive health benefits – such as improved memory – and can add years to their lives. Levy urges you to liberate yourself from ageism and fight it on a collective level.

Take-Aways

  • The cultural biases you hold about aging affect your experience of growing older.
  • Embracing positive beliefs about aging brings cognitive and physical benefits.
  • Genetics doesn’t entirely determine your destiny; age beliefs also play a role.

About the Author

Yale professor of public health and psychology Becca Levy is a world expert on the psychology of successful aging and an affiliated faculty member at Yale’s Institute for Global Health.


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