A healthy diet, necessary supplementation, exercise, meditation… beyond these aspects of a healthy lifestyle I've touched on in previous posts, protecting your health and optimizing your lifespan includes nurturing a positive attitude.
Pausing for self-reflection is part of this.
Contemplate Lao Tzu's truth.
Consider it in reverse order as well: Your destiny in this lifetime is predicated on your character, which is a manifestation of your habits, which in turn develop from your actions, which emanate from your words, which are extensions of your thoughts.
What are you thinking?