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The Daily Motivation

Peter Diamandis: The Science of Optimism & Living a Longer, Healthier Life | EP 831

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8893 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

"Optimistic people lived as much as 15 percent longer than pessimists... I got double benefit from being optimistic. I love life, I love every minute of it." - Peter Diamandis Renowned technologist and longevity expert Peter Diamandis shares his fascinating perspective on extending not just lifespan, but "healthspan" - the period of life where we maintain vitality, energy, and cognitive function. Drawing from his extensive work in longevity research and his $600 million venture fund, Diamandis explains the critical distinction between living longer and living better. His vision isn't just about reaching 100, but about maintaining peak performance throughout those years while staying positioned to benefit from breakthrough technologies that emerge along the way. Beyond the science and technology, Diamandis reveals a profound connection between mindset and longevity, sharing compelling research from the National Academy of Sciences that demonstrates how optimism can significantly extend life expectancy. Through his unique experiences, including a memorable panel at the Vatican discussing "The Morality of Immortality," he bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and spiritual wisdom. His approach challenges us to consider that our mental outlook might be just as crucial for longevity as any technological advancement or health intervention.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:09.0

If someone eliminated sugar from their diet,

0:14.0

or 95% of it, let's say,

0:17.0

how much longer do you think they could live

0:20.0

without doing something stupid?

0:21.6

Yeah.

0:22.6

Do you think it can extend your life if you eliminate sugar?

0:25.6

I think it can extend your health.

0:27.6

So let's begin by talking about two things.

0:30.6

Lifespan and health span.

0:32.6

All right.

0:33.6

Now, there's a challenge here because while we're living longer we're living let's round up to 80 right

0:39.8

most people are living the last 20 years of their life in some level of physical pain yeah

0:48.5

cognitive loss cardiovascular loss inflammation all these things. So they're health span.

0:54.1

They're healthy up until 60, and then it's a decrease from there.

0:59.9

And you have to realize that you're trading these things all the time.

1:05.9

And so if you want to have, I mean, my goal for myself and for those I love is to live a life where I've

1:12.6

got the vitality, the energy, the cognition, looking good, feeling good, moving well,

1:18.7

you know, from now through 100. And then during these next, I'm 63 today, right? Over these next

1:25.7

37 years, we're going to have so many breakthroughs coming, right?

1:31.3

Science doesn't stand still. We forget that it's moving at this exponential speed. And my job

1:37.5

is to keep myself in the best health I can to intercept the breakthroughs that are coming that

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