Life Changes after 36 — Or Does It?

A new study out of the U.K. says that the magic age where people decide to reflect and make changes in themselves happens at 36.

Rob Anderson, director at Spire Bristol, says that it has to do with events that shocks them into reality.

Anderson did a study of 2,000 people. He found that by our mid-30s, health and well-being become a much bigger priority.

Fifty-six percent of the 2,000 admitted that until they were 36, they were more interested in living in the moment.

Do you think that this is true? I personally think that each individual goes through their own "growing up moment" but I don't think that it is necessarily at age 36.

The study does give a bit of insight into what these "set yourself straight at 36 moments" are:

1. Getting older
2. Having a health scare
3. A close relative died
4. A warning from my doctor
5. Seeing a shocking photo of myself
6. A close relative fell ill
7. A TV program about bad eating habits
8. Negative comments about my health that hit a nerve
9. I had a serious accident
10. A public health message