Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement. They don't use power tools, they do their own yard work, they grow a garden.

So learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.

Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.

Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while, with great discretion, misbehave

The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.

True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.

Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.