A new study reports that creative personalities tend to live longer.  Researchers examined five major personality traits, including neuroticism and conscientiousness, and found that people who are conscientious have longer lives that those who are neurotic.  Further study claims that people who are open and flexible to new ideas often live longer.  It appears that thinking creatively about problems can strengthen neural pathways and boost the brain’s ability to heal itself.  Read more here.

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