Category: Blog

Photo by Medium Rare on Unsplash Makeagingwork.com is going to take the summer off! After publishing 289 weekly posts and missing less than a half-dozen weeks across nearly six years of posting, I’m taking a break. Frankly, my brain has too many tabs open at the moment and I’m afraid of “mailing it in” to maintain the consistency.… Continue reading I’m Taking a Sabbatical!

Photo by tabitha turner on Unsplash Would you agree that there is a prevailing attitude today that getting old really sucks? Especially amongst those who are a considerable distant from that inevitability. I found myself time traveling back to my youth and comparing my attitude to that of the youth of today. Attitudes in the 40s and 50s… Continue reading Is Getting Old As Bad As Most People Think When They Are Young? I’m Not a Good One To Ask.

There’s a popular acronym that is thrown around a lot these days – FOMO – Fear of Missing Out. It causes people to stop thinking and be susceptible to the latest fashion, fad, or false promises. Now there’s a new acronym on the block – FOGO – Fear of Getting Old. It’s understandable. Our global… Continue reading Afraid of getting old? We’ve Got an New Acronym For You.

Photo by Atharva Tulsi on Unsplash “Just For Today” That’s a sign that you’ll likely find hanging somewhere in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting room. I know – I’ve been in a few of those rooms and seen the signs or heard the words. Not as an addict, but as an observer and a presence in support of a… Continue reading Let’s Eliminate the Future! Avoiding the Hypnosis of Linear Time.

I struggle with creativity. Some days I think there’s hope that I may hit a creative streak. Then there are the days (most common) when I find myself totally encased in imposter syndrome. Just when I’m feeling a tad bit creative, something like the following hits my email and I’m shocked back to the reality… Continue reading Just When I Thought Creativity Was In Sight – – –

  Photo by Clint Patterson on Unsplash Thanks for being a reader and for all your feedback. I appreciate you and hope 2023 is your best. I’m gonna make it my best. So I’m taking some time away from Make Aging Work for a few weeks to refresh and rejuvenate and let that fatty acid clump between my… Continue reading Happy Holidays!!

Photo by Rodnae Productions on Pexels The ability of humans to multitask is largely a myth. Neuroscience tells us that our ability to multitask is virtually non-existent. The term multitask came from the computer world. It’s what a computer does well with multiple processors moving quickly back and forth across functions at great speed. Still,… Continue reading How Does Age Affect Multitasking Ability? You’ll learn it doesn’t work!

A member of a golf foursome I found myself in recently asked me on the third tee box how old I was. I don’t recall what spawned the question – perhaps the dismal state of my golf game as demonstrated on the first two holes. I gave him my standard answer to the question: “I’m… Continue reading Please Don’t Ask Me How Old I Am. You Won’t Like My Answer.

256 articles and counting! Five years ago, I broke through the fear, resistance, and imposter syndrome that accompanies the decision to put myself out there with a blog. “Who would want to read what I wrote?”, I asked myself. Then a veteran writer reminded me “your mess is your message.” That’s when I knew it… Continue reading Celebrating 5 Years!!