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Life’s Third Act – Maximizing the Retirement Stage
Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to life expectancy — and these years aren’t just a footnote. In “Life’s Third Act,” Jane Fonda asks how we can re-imagine this new phase of our lives. Fonda is often in the news. She is regularly getting arrested and spending time in jail for…
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How Societies Can Grow Old Better
Jared Diamond is the best selling author of Guns, Germs, and Steel. His work focuses on why cultures prosper or decline. In his TED Talk on aging, “How Societies Can Grow Old Better,” Diamond looks at how many different societies treat their elders — some better, some worse — and suggests we all take advantage…
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This Is Your Brain on Retirement—Don’t Get Stressed, Get Smart
The risk of cognitive and physical decline after retirement is well documented. But Ross Andel, Professor and Director, School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, says the problem isn’t retirement itself. In his informative TED talk “Is Retirement Bad for Your Brain?” Andel tells us that while some loss of brain activity…
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Prepare for Life After Retirement: 6 Ways to Find Meaning and Purpose for this Stage of Life
While we’re in the daily grind of working for a living, we often visualize life after retirement as happy, stress-free relaxation. Getting a little R&R is certainly important, but there is a limit to the amount of napping, puttering around the house and daytime television a person can take. Without a plan for life after…
