What is the difference between the number of years we live and the number of years we have a 
quality life? Join 
Jeffrey Gladden and Ryan Fredrick in this episode of Gladden Longevity. Ryan 
Fredrick Ryan is the founder and CEO of SmartLiving360 and a nationally recognized thought 
leader, author, speaker, real estate developer, and strategy consultant specializing in 
place and 
healthy longevity with nearly 20 years in the field. His recent bestselling book 
Right Place, Right 
Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life 
(Johns Hopkins 
University Press), provides a blueprint for how to integrat
e where to live into successful life 
planning for empty nesters and retirees. Here is now extending this approach to people across 
the age spectrum. This episode discusses how to choose a home for the second half of life and 
the intersection of place and h
ealthy longevity. Are you thriving where you live? Why is place 
one of the key pillars to healthy longevity? Do you know 80% of longevity is due to lifestyle and environment? Listen to this episode to learn about making a hundred the new thirty, living beyond 120, and Living Young for a Lifetime!   The podcast is about optimizing your living space and how the environment affects longevity. 
(0:34) 
 Dr. Gladden is excited about today’s podcast (2:20) 
Ryan talks about longevity, place, and thriving in a new book. (
05:00) 
Ryan shares that lifestyle and environment impact overall well
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being. (07:46) 
Ryan goes over five areas: Place, purpose, social, physical, and financial. (11:45) 
Dr. Gladden speaks about the importance of an assessment. (13:45) 
The book title talks 
about the second half of your life. (15:44)
 Ryan suggests that the principles of the book apply to all ages. (18:28) 
Dr. Gladden explains that asking abstract questions helps you get to a better understanding of 
the situation. (21:45) 
Planning your life is
age
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independent and fluid. (24:15) 
Ryan suggests that there are a lot of things you can do to create optionality in house design and 
use of living space. (29:07) 
How do you help clients architect an environment that supports their mission? (35:25)
Ryan de
lves into how a place can be a life hack for habits. (36:54)
 Ryan speaks about how the principles and methodology described in the book are what they 
really use. (40:35)















 Ryan remodeled his house with attractive features and accessibility. (43:15) 
Dr. Gladd
en expands on how Ryan’s book promotes efficiency and ease of use in design. (45:26)
House is not necessarily a home. (50:01) 
Dr. Gladden advises that if you are unhappy where you are, you can architect your future 
differently. (52:19) 
Steve speaks about h
ow a remodeled house creates the desired lifestyle after tragedy. (55:05)
 Ryan talks about what he will be doing differently in 5 years. (58:51)
 Teenagers are more thoughtful about engineering their lives. (01:05:16) 
Ryan gives details about research he is
interested in. (1:00:55) 
There is a value to relationships. (1:01:27) 
Ryan is optimistic that people will be more thoughtful about engineering their lives and thinking 
about place differently. (1:05:33) 
If you really find purpose and love what you are doi
ng, why stop it? (1:07:29) 
Ryan shares his life hacks: Tracking time, 1
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on
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1 connections, smart scale. (01:10:15)
 Ryan said he will be starting a podcast.. (01:12:50)   Visit our website, www.gladdenlongevitypodcast.com, for more information on this episode and other episodes.
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