People who still feel mentally sharp and emotionally steady in their 80s all quit doing these 8 things before they turned 70
Silicon Canals • • health
Key Points:
- Mentally sharp seniors in their 80s maintain clarity and calm by eliminating certain habits well before turning 70, focusing on subtle mindset and behavior shifts rather than typical health advice.
- Key habits they stopped include trying to keep up with every trend, holding grudges, saying yes to everything, comparing themselves to others, avoiding difficult conversations, neglecting curiosity, ignoring intuition, and living outside the present moment.
- These seniors prioritize selective engagement, forgiveness, setting boundaries, self-trust, honest communication, genuine curiosity, and present-focused awareness to preserve cognitive resources and emotional balance.
- Research links chronic stress from information overload, grudges, busyness, social comparison, and unresolved conflicts to brain aging, while curiosity and intuition activate
