- Fame and success might bring you money and recognition, but does it add years to your life?
- For the study, the researchers analyzed 1,000 obits in the New York Times, hypothesizing that you have to be famous to gain mention in the respected newspaper.
- They found that occupations associated with the shortest lifespans were athletes (77.4 years), performers (77.1 years), and nonperformers who worked in creative fields, such as authors, composers, and artists (78.5 years).
- Occupations associated with longer lives were politics (82.1 years), business (83.3 years), and the military (84.7 years).
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