another finding from harvard’s extraordinary longevity project: stress can be be healthy (the atlantic)

“conscientiousness, as we have established, is a strong predictor of longevity, and it turns out that the professionally successful… were indeed more conscientious than their peers. But conscientiousness didn’t explain everything: those with a successful career lived much longer even after taking conscientiousness into account…unsurprisingly, ambition predicted career success. More to the point, ambition, coupled with perseverance, impulse control, and high motivation, was not only good for achievement but was part of the package of a resilient work life.”

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