Common Sense Wins... Who Knew?

Long before the age of gene therapy and miracle medical treatments, the secrets of long life were being gathered and revealed in a unique study of 1,500 children born about 1910. By studying these people throughout their lives, successive generations of researchers collected nearly 10 million pieces of observable data and have been able to produce solid insights into human longevity.

"The best childhood personality predictor of longevity was conscientiousness--the qualities of a prudent, persistent, well organized person," according to the two professors (he at the University of California--Riverside, and she at La Sierra University). "Conscientiousness . . . also turned out to be the best personality predictor of long life when measured in adulthood."

I am not surprised about the results, they make complete sense.  But I'm surprised I had not heard of this study, which went on for so long and went across so many individual researchers.  Now that we have scientific proof that using moderation and common sense will help us live longer, I wonder how many will change their habits.