Dan buettner

You have to know why you get up every morning.

I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.

The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.

The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.

People who are making it to 100 live in environments where they are regularly nudged into physical activity.

The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.

Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example.

You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.