Just before her 100th birthday, I asked my great-grandmother for her secret to a long life. She told me, 'Don't worry so much.'

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The author with her great grandmother Memmie on her wedding day.
The author's great-grandmother lived to be 100 years old.

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A 96-year-old doctor retired only 4 years ago. He credits his longevity to career passion, a low-fat diet, and his cat.

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Ira Eliasoph
Dr. Ira Eliasoph retired from ophthalmology in 2021, at age 92.

Ira Eliasoph

Chronic Insomnia Is Bad for the Brain. Like, Really Bad

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Nightmare In Bed

My grandma taught ballet and could do a split in her 90s. She showed me how to eat and exercise — and that age is just a number.

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Aliya and Millie together, with Millie in white.
Aliya and Millie at age 90, in Millie's living room.

Aliya Brooks

I visit my 82-year-old dad multiple times a week. He still tells people he's lonely.

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The author poses with her father.
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I'm 90 and work at a convenience store. I make $14.90 an hour and money is tight, but I hope to retire.

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Vince
Vince Scidone, 90, works at a convenience store chain in Oklahoma.

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Flamingoes Can Slow Down Aging—But Only If They Embrace This Lifestyle

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Greater Flamingoes flock in the Camargue region of France

I'm 82 and just cofounded a tech startup. I have $57 saved and $15,000 in debt, but opportunities have always shown up in my life.

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Luis Bautista
Luis Bautista, 82, is learning AI to help with a book he's writing while advising a startup he co-founded.

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I attended an AI class for older Americans. The students couldn't have been more excited.

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Seniors take an AI class.
Nearly two dozen people 60 and older attended an introductory AI class in August.

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We're a married couple in our 80s, and both still have to work. We can't stand just sitting at home with nothing to do.

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Jack and Ardith Weber
Jack and Ardith Weber both work into their 80s.

Ardith Weber

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