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A Long, Healthy Life
Why The Biggest Life Hack Isn’t A Hack At All
Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve —
Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Most of us have used life hacks on one or more occasions in our lives. However, a more profound question is: why do we want to use hacks at all? Think of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the ultimate hack. We want machines to do all of the boring, mundane and repetitive tasks in the world so that we can live MORE. This article outlines why what we truly desire is a long, healthy life and a few secrets that can help us achieve that objective. In that sense, we don’t desire a short cut but what we truly desire is longevity combined with good health.
Why Hack?
As per the Merriam-Webster dictionary a Life Hack is a usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently. In Hindi, it also means ‘jugaad’. Roughly…
