"I'm No Fool, No Sirree! I'm Gonna Live to Be

Multiple Choice

"I'm no fool, no sirree! I'm gonna live to be 103. . . ." sang the Disney character Jiminy Cricket decades ago. If Jiminy Cricket had been a human (most crickets live only a few weeks) , what's the BEST advice you could have given him to live a very long life?

A) "Accept life's challenges with optimism, have good health habits, and inherit 'longevity' genes."
B) "Avoid life's hassles, have good health habits, and accept ongoing, preventative psychological counseling."
C) "Find a 'personal space' where you can get away from the world, and inherit 'longevity' genes."
D) "There's nothing you can do; extreme longevity is entirely genetic."