The Evolution of When We are Old.
His newest study, The New Age of Aging, offers the following insights:80 is the new 60. A half-century ago, “old” was 60. Today, it’s 80. This isn’t just your point
At What Age Will You Retire?
But, beyond the fact that a growing number of Boomers want to retire the word “retirement,” some major macroeconomic factors may lead to more of us retiring in our 70s
It’s a Mixed Bag Being a Human These Days.
Substitute the word “successful” with “judgmental,” “egotistical,” and “cynical,” and I think you have described the world we live in. Yes, it can feel fucked at times! It’s easy to
If Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness, What Does?
Our consumer culture derives from and promotes a mindset of scarcity — an unconscious, unexamined belief system that we all swim in but can rarely recognize, so pervasive is its
MEA is a Movement.
As everything everywhere is in the eyes of the beholder, the label may not matter all that much, but for good measure, I checked out the word “cult” in Merriam
Emotional Granularity Mining.
In researching my book on men’s feelings I am having to do some pretty deep dives trying to understand how we create our feelings. One surprising idea shared by neuro
The Modern Golden Girls.
So, I appreciated that I was introduced to this Guardian article entitled “We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 women.” I’ll
How’s Your “Longevity Literacy”?
According to a recent TIAA Institute and George Washington University report, 53% of mid-lifers surveyed are “working with inaccurate information” regarding life expectancy. When we underestimate our life expectancy, we
Midlife is When Our Vision Improves.
My friend Vanda and I were talking about the word “disillusionment” recently. This word has a bad rap as it means to lose faith or trust in something for which
The Most Effective Practice to Grow Your Wisdom.
Recently, a Wisdom Well subscriber sent me a message and asked if I could give an example of how I live this practice. So, I’ve outlined below how I used
My Love Letter to A Hero, The Courageous Wisdom Warrior.
By June I was at MEA, I went as a pilgrim.Trusting the intuition that it was the right place for me.Perhaps it’s our shared “Inoperable Optimism”?Perhaps it stems from our
Narrative Pathways for Personal Change: What I Learned Working with Jane Goodall.
I define a transformative experience as a learning experience that has an identity impact, changing our sense-of-self in some important way. My work has led to a fundamental understanding at