Original 2021 statement: Some kids born at this very moment might very well live beyond the age of 125 years
What Jim has written about this
From “In the UK Sun today: “100 not out: How your baby will reach its century”” (December 2013)
Around a third of children born today will reach the ripe old age of 100.
THE average life expectancy for a boy born today is 80 and 83 for a girl. They are very likely to try a cigarette by the age of 11 and have a one-in-six chance of becoming a smoker. The most common birth weight is 7lb 8oz for a boy and 7lb 2oz for a girl.
THESE babies will not pick up their first pension payment until the age of 70 - and go on to enjoy 30 years of retirement. Jim says: “They will almost definitely work in a job that we have never heard of or has yet to be created. I predict that 65 per cent of children born today will work in a job that does not even exist yet.”
From “The BIG Future: The Longevity Divide” (March 2023)
THE average life expectancy for a boy born today is 80 and 83 for a girl. They are very likely to try a cigarette by the age of 11 and have a one-in-six chance of becoming a smoker. The most common birth weight is 7lb 8oz for a boy and 7lb 2oz for a girl.
THESE babies will not pick up their first pension payment until the age of 70 - and go on to enjoy 30 years of retirement. Jim says: ” They will almost definitely work in a job that we have never heard of or has yet to be created. I predict that 65 per cent of children born today will work in a job that does not even exist yet. ”
What leads to longer life expectancy? 80% of our future health depends on how we live, and not on our DNA! The study analyzed 34 years of data on more than 100,000 adults to see if there is a correlation between healthy habits and the three chronic conditions. Researchers found women who maintained at least four of the five healthy habits by the age of 50 lived an average of 34.4 more years free of chronic conditions, while women who did not adopt the healthy habits lived an average of only 23.7 additional years – a difference of more than a decade.
From “Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, someone is busy with an idea, busy inventing a future, that will have you looking back in five years and saying ‘Wow!’”” (April 2020)
“At this very moment, someone is busy with an idea, busy inventing a future, that will have you looking back in five years and saying ‘Wow!’” - Futurist Jim Carroll
But it’s out there, and it’s happening right now. And the fascinating thing is that there is more than one. Right now, at this very moment, millions of people are choosing not live by the big scary headlines of this very moment - they are busy writing their own future headlines. Should you join them?
That’s the attitude that you should take into each and every day at this very moment - because, wouldn’t it be better to join them, albeit in your own way?
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
In the UK Sun today: “100 not out: How your baby will reach its century”
The BIG Future: The Longevity Divide
Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, someone is busy with an idea, busy inventing a future, that will have you looking back in five years and saying ‘Wow!’”