Guidelines to Good Health, Survival, & Longevity-VIII
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In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today's post: Wednesday, 8-30-2006
Guidelines to Good Health, Survival, & Longevity-part VIII
Following these guidelines helps you to have a good quality of life mostly unhampered by getting sick or disabled or spending a lot on drugs, doctors & hospitals.
And, it means you’ll have that quality of life for many years longer than many of the people who don’t follow these guidelines will live. (Your quality of life may be good into your nineties or beyond while people who follow none of these guidelines often die before age 80 – & many even earlier.)
In addition, as you get older, you’ll gradually find you look years younger than other people your age.
For the previous guidelines in this series, see the posts for Thursday, 8-17-2006; Friday, 8-18-2006; Monday, 8-21-2006; Tuesday, 8-22-2006; Wednesday, 8-23-2006; Thursday, 8-24-2006; & Monday, 8-28-2006.
6. Make a strong & focused effort to become more able & competent in key areas; continuously learn useful & worthwhile knowledge & information; learn what skill & strengths you already have & be sure to use them; & know what your weaknesses are & either correct them or compensate for them.
This one is similar to the number 2. guideline we listed earlier to be sure to be economically competent.
To achieve the goals necessary to build a worthwhile life & solve the problems everyone encounters, the more able you are & the better you use your ability, the less stress you’ll be under & the better your life will go.
As one man described it, if your ability to solve a problem is an 8 or 9 or 10 & you have a size 6 problem, you’ll be a lot less stressed than if your ability is a 3 or 4.
One piece of good news, since you are reading this, you are literate & are demonstrating that you continuously learn useful & worthwhile knowledge & information.
And, you can read & read in English.
And, if you are comfortable reading this blog, you read well & are very likely very bright in IQ & academic skills.
That’s the first main factor in Real World Intelligence & effectiveness.
Of the three main areas of real world intelligence or ability, these next abilities are also critically important:
the ability to be resourceful & creative;
& the related abilities to be self disciplined & make an extra effort when it counts most; & to persist in your goals & efforts even if you have to experiment until you find a solution that works & repeat that several times if necessary;
& to do all these things even when stressed.
And, the people who are optimistic by the definition of Martin Seligman, PhD -- AND who are also responsible & prudent tend to get by far the best results.
Taken together, this set of abilities is what makes you effective.
And, when your effectiveness abilities are guided by wisdom, intelligence, & knowledge, you can be effective indeed.
Lastly, the physical energy & stamina & stress resistance you have as a result of exercise & following the other guidelines to good health, are the foundation that underlies these abilities in your life.
The third major factor in Real World Intelligence & effectiveness is so important, we list it as our 7th & last guideline.
We’ll post it next time.
In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today's post: Wednesday, 8-30-2006
Guidelines to Good Health, Survival, & Longevity-part VIII
Following these guidelines helps you to have a good quality of life mostly unhampered by getting sick or disabled or spending a lot on drugs, doctors & hospitals.
And, it means you’ll have that quality of life for many years longer than many of the people who don’t follow these guidelines will live. (Your quality of life may be good into your nineties or beyond while people who follow none of these guidelines often die before age 80 – & many even earlier.)
In addition, as you get older, you’ll gradually find you look years younger than other people your age.
For the previous guidelines in this series, see the posts for Thursday, 8-17-2006; Friday, 8-18-2006; Monday, 8-21-2006; Tuesday, 8-22-2006; Wednesday, 8-23-2006; Thursday, 8-24-2006; & Monday, 8-28-2006.
6. Make a strong & focused effort to become more able & competent in key areas; continuously learn useful & worthwhile knowledge & information; learn what skill & strengths you already have & be sure to use them; & know what your weaknesses are & either correct them or compensate for them.
This one is similar to the number 2. guideline we listed earlier to be sure to be economically competent.
To achieve the goals necessary to build a worthwhile life & solve the problems everyone encounters, the more able you are & the better you use your ability, the less stress you’ll be under & the better your life will go.
As one man described it, if your ability to solve a problem is an 8 or 9 or 10 & you have a size 6 problem, you’ll be a lot less stressed than if your ability is a 3 or 4.
One piece of good news, since you are reading this, you are literate & are demonstrating that you continuously learn useful & worthwhile knowledge & information.
And, you can read & read in English.
And, if you are comfortable reading this blog, you read well & are very likely very bright in IQ & academic skills.
That’s the first main factor in Real World Intelligence & effectiveness.
Of the three main areas of real world intelligence or ability, these next abilities are also critically important:
the ability to be resourceful & creative;
& the related abilities to be self disciplined & make an extra effort when it counts most; & to persist in your goals & efforts even if you have to experiment until you find a solution that works & repeat that several times if necessary;
& to do all these things even when stressed.
And, the people who are optimistic by the definition of Martin Seligman, PhD -- AND who are also responsible & prudent tend to get by far the best results.
Taken together, this set of abilities is what makes you effective.
And, when your effectiveness abilities are guided by wisdom, intelligence, & knowledge, you can be effective indeed.
Lastly, the physical energy & stamina & stress resistance you have as a result of exercise & following the other guidelines to good health, are the foundation that underlies these abilities in your life.
The third major factor in Real World Intelligence & effectiveness is so important, we list it as our 7th & last guideline.
We’ll post it next time.
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