Next time someone complains about how much you talk, consider it good news. Communicating extensively not only helps you create and nurture deeper social bonds and express yourself more accurately, but experts believe it might also be a predictor of a long life expectancy.
We will guide you through the discoveries of recent studies that suggest that those who talk for too long, also live for a long time.
Interestingly, his findings could back up the studies that explain why women live longer than men since it’s women who usually speak more because of their high levels of FOXP2 protein, also known as “the language protein.” Scientists believe that higher levels of FOXP2 make women speak on average 20,000 words a day, while men say only around 7,000 words per day. There’s a 13,000-word difference worth noticing.
