I like how the book doesn’t stereotype those who are more conscientious as prude and doesn’t take risks. I’m sure as they learned from the study, they learned that longevity stems from a variety of factors, and in this case, a range of levels of conscientiousness. “They are not necessarily risk averse but they tend to be sensible in evaluating how far to push the envelope”(16). In chapter 2, I took the self-assessment personality test for conscientious and found that my score is 42, which is is a high level of conscientiousness. I recognize that there is bias involved in self-assessment tests. Hopefully I’ll get someone to confirm this score, more or less.