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The secrets of the 'super agers'

While super agers come from diverse backgrounds, they tend to live well and strike a good balance between life span and health span. The common fact is that they all have good memories.

Jill Margo
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Once "super-agers" are in the C-suite, they are unlikely to move. By the time they are in their 80s, these rare individuals are on a different age trajectory to their peers.

Gerry Harvey, who is 80 this month, says Rupert Murdoch is his role model. Dean Sewell

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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