
America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old — The Atlantic

In your next phase of life . . . What activities will you keep? What activities will you evolve and do differently? What activities will you let go of? What new activities will you learn?
Arthur C. Brooks • From Strength to Strength
Some see retirement as a state of stillness. A second childhood. A new chapter. The opportunity to live life rather than merely make a living. Some describe it as hell. For others, it has been heaven.
Stories from New York Times readers make it clear that retirement is not just one thing. It could be doing nothing, reli... See more
instagram.comLike death and taxes, aging has long been seen as an inevitable part of the human condition. But during the last 30 years, our scientific understanding of what aging is has improved, and with that, what once seemed impossible is now getting closer to being true: today, only a lucky few make it past 80 in good health, but what if most people did so?... See more