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Successful aging is often thought of as an ideal state of maximizing all aspects of your functioning.

A new approach uses the answers people themselves provide to define successful aging’s six components.

By focusing on these six steps, you can learn how to get successful aging working for you.

The view that aging is all downhill may be one that you implicitly believe in. How many times have you made jokes about your age, made jokes about someone else’s age, or just looked in the mirror with despair at the toll time takes on your face? Yet, the media is full of images of people whose aging brings them joy rather than pain. There are 90-year-olds who can perform gymnastic feats, star in major motion pictures, and continue to publish best-selling novels. These examples might s

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