I’m not sure how many in my subscriber tribe fall in the GenX or millennial age category. I’m guessing not the majority. Regardless, I’m forging forward with this message because it also has relevancy for us modern elders. Statistics are revealing that the millennial and GenX generations are less financially prepared for retirement than previous… Continue reading Are Millennials and GenXer’s More Prepared Than Previous Generations for Retirement? Probably Not? So What?
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I Went Back and Had a Conversation With My 50-year-old Self.
It was informative but a bit painful. I recently wrote about what it’s really like to be 80 years old. I don’t normally allow my thinking to regress into the past, but the post got me thinking about what I would say to my 50-year-old self, knowing what I know now. Here’s how that dialog with my… Continue reading I Went Back and Had a Conversation With My 50-year-old Self.
What’s It Really Like Being 80 Years Old? Surprise, surprise! Nothing changed.
Image by annca from Pixabay As you might expect, turning 80 generates this question a lot. There’s a strange significance tied to it, perhaps because something less than half the U.S. population gets there. Well, I just got there — with much more fanfare and celebration than I expected or deserved. Having gotten there, I don’t find… Continue reading What’s It Really Like Being 80 Years Old? Surprise, surprise! Nothing changed.
Why Did Isocrates Live to 98 and We Can’t Make It Past 80? A Longevity Lesson from the Ancient Greeks.
Much has been said about the meteoric increase in average lifespan over the last century. I’ve made a pretty big deal of it all in past articles. Considering that we moved that needle from 47 years to about 80 between 1910 and 2010, I guess it’s worth a mention. Especially since we hockey-sticked it more… Continue reading Why Did Isocrates Live to 98 and We Can’t Make It Past 80? A Longevity Lesson from the Ancient Greeks.
Must life go downhill as we age, or do we have a choice?
Yes, life does go downhill, but – -we have some choices in the matter. Not with the eventuality of it, but with the starting point and the pace. The reality is, we took out a death certificate at birth. Or, as retired Stanford geriatric physician, Dr. Walter Bortz once wrote: “Life is a fatal disease. Once… Continue reading Must life go downhill as we age, or do we have a choice?
Are You Inviting the “Pity” of Younger People?
“Worrying about getting old makes us old. Being terrified of aging ages us perhaps more swiftly than anything. Research shows time and time again that our attitudes about how we age have a huge influence on how we age. When we constantly complain about how old we feel, how decrepit we are, we bring… Continue reading Are You Inviting the “Pity” of Younger People?
What is the best, free natural anti-aging technique? (Can we get over this rant?)
I get a daily feed of dozens of questions being asked by Quora.com subscribers that fall in the area of retirement, health and wellness, aging, and career transition. I try to respond to one or two of those questions daily. Most questions are worthy of attention, but every day produces some doozies. For example, here’s… Continue reading What is the best, free natural anti-aging technique? (Can we get over this rant?)