ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 15:49 IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The findings of a study suggest that self-control, the ability to contain one s own thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for school. And, it turns out, ready for life as well.
In a large study that has tracked a thousand people from birth through age 45 in New Zealand, researchers have determined that people who had higher levels of self-control as children were ageing more slowly than their peers at age 45. Their bodies and brains were healthier and biologically younger.
Their bodies and brains were healthier and biologically younger, the researchers report.
Self-control, the ability to contain one’s own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for school. And, according to the study, which tracked a thousand people from birth through age 45 in New Zealand, ready for life as well.
In interviews, the higher self-control group also showed they may be better equipped to handle the health, financial, and social challenges of later life as well. The researchers used structured interviews and credit checks to assess financial preparedness. High childhood self-control participants expressed more positive views of aging and felt more satisfied with life in middle age.
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Media release issued by MBIE on December 22, 2020:
New Zealand s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE),the Defender of the America s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and America s Cup Event Limited (ACE), the body set up by ETNZ to run the events, have met today in a mediation setting to resolve issues regarding whether the creation of the Class Rule for the America’s Cup was an Event Cost under the Host Venue Agreement.
We regret the manner in which this issue has played out in the public arena and the detrimental reputational impact of the process on ETNZ and ACE, its directors and the teams.