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My grandfather apparently is such a person. Currently 94 and as lucid as he was 25 years ago and with an amazing memory at that, which he shows off by reciting
by Tade0 5y ago
My grandfather apparently is such a person. Currently 94 and as lucid as he was 25 years ago and with an amazing memory at that, which he shows off by reciting poetry he learned in the course of the last 85 years or so.
Even if I inherited this trait and lived that long, I doubt I would be able to repeat this - he's been very active throughout his whole life and neither drinks nor smokes.
- andai 5y agoThe article linked to another one with more detail: > Superagers are more likely to be extroverts and less likely to be neurotic than others, and it looks like their active lifestyles aren't necessarily healthy in other ways. In at least one study, 71 percent of superagers smoked, while 83 percent drank alcohol regularly. https://www.sciencealert.com/less-than-5-superagers-what-they-have-in-common-elderly-sharp-cognitive https://www.sciencealert.com/less-than-5-superagers-what-the...