geekan/howtolivelonger

HowToLiveLonger is a curated, evidence-based guide aimed at programmers who want to extend their healthy lifespan using habits backed by peer-reviewed research. The core problem it tackles is that programmers tend to have sedentary lifestyles, irregular sleep, and poor dietary habits, and this guide collects scientific literature to quantify exactly which lifestyle changes have the greatest impact on reducing all-cause mortality (ACM), a measure of the overall risk of dying from any cause. The project works by organizing findings from academic papers (published in journals like JAMA, NEJM, The Lancet, and Nature) into practical categories: what to eat and drink (foods, liquids), what to avoid (smoking, alcohol, ultra-processed food), physical activity (aerobic exercise, walking), sleep habits, dental hygiene, and contextual factors like body weight and emotional health. Each recommendation is accompanied by the specific study it came from and the estimated reduction in ACM, for example, eating fruit regularly is linked to a 17, 26% reduction in mortality risk, while smoking increases ACM by approximately 50%. The guide is structured as a Markdown document with a Chinese and English version. It is not a software project, it produces no code, has no runtime, and requires no installation. You read it directly in GitHub or in any text editor. You would use this resource if you are a developer (or really anyone) who wants a well-cited, data-driven summary of lifestyle habits proven to correlate with longer life. It is particularly useful for people who trust research-backed evidence over generic wellness advice, and who want to understand the relative magnitude of each habit's benefit before deciding where to invest effort. There is no tech stack in the traditional sense, the content is plain Markdown, licensed openly, and written primarily in Chinese with an English counterpart.