1295: Nir Eyal | Why Your Beliefs Matter More Than Your Willpower

Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show. People who have positive views about aging live seven and a half years longer. Now this is true. To put that in perspective, seven and a half years longer, that is more than the effect of quitting smoking. It's more than the effect of a healthy diet.

It's more than the effect of exercise. And yet for all we talk about exercise, diet, and smoking, we never talk about positive views about aging. Beliefs are tools, not truths. The person who repeats themselves, oh, my achy back, and this, I'm having a senior moment, what are they going to do versus the person who says growth is possible at any age? The person who says growth is possible at any age, they go work in the garden, they go see their friends, they exercise a bit, they take walks, they do things that actually increase their lifespan, but that emanates from that positive belief.

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