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> That's because nearly all research into healthy aging has found that the key to a long, happy life is not diet or exercise but strong social connections Epic
by jon_black 12y ago
> That's because nearly all research into healthy aging has found that the key to a long, happy life is not diet or exercise but strong social connections
Epicurus believed that three things were necessary for a happy existence:
1. Friends
2. Freedom
3. Thought (as in personal reflection on yourself and your life)
I believe that in life there are many doors and therefore many keys. If you find a key and it opens a door, do not assume that all other doors will open for you; likewise, do not assume that what's behind the door you have opened is the answer to life long happiness.
It's quite frustrating that as a species we try to reduce such complex matters into such simple rules.