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Learn to Get Better at Transitions

By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox — 2018

Thanks to longer, healthier lives, human beings face more life transitions than ever before. No matter what age or stage you’re at, transitioning is a skill to work on.

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The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes

Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2020
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What Scares Me About Getting Old

I’ve discovered that growing older hasn’t been a Lego-like replacement of “young” Ken figures with increasingly older versions. Instead, all of these younger selves are still very much alive and thriving, layered and integrated over the years.

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Kenneth Dychtwald
2021
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It’s Time to Retire Retirement

Based on the results of their yearlong research project, the authors of this article offer recommendations for gaining the loyalty of older workers and creating a more flexible approach to retirement that allows people to continue contributing well into their sixties and seventies.

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Ken Dychtwald, Tamara J. Erickson, and Bob Morison
2004
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Rethinking Retirement

The days and nights and years could be long — if you’re lucky. Here are some tips to make them meaningful, too.

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Kerry Hannon
2020
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Just One Thing: Grow a Key Inner Strength

To deal life’s challenges, we need resources. Rick Hanson explains how to find the ones that lie inside yourself.

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Rick Hanson
2015
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Age Shouldn’t Be a Barrier to Playing Competitive Sports

To stay healthy and fit, older people have traditionally been advised to take up gentle activities, such as walking and tai chi. But it’s time we added competitive sports to the mix.

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Claire Jenkin
2018
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10 Summer Olympic Sports You’re Not Too Old to Qualify For

If you’re really dedicated to making a name for yourself in sport, you may still have a shot at winning gold. If you’re, say, 35 years old, you probably shouldn’t expect to become a world-class gymnast.

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Laura Williams
2020
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Should You Be Grateful for the Hardest Thing in Your Life?

One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.

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Scott Shute
2017
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Can Exercise Reverse the Ageing Process?

We often confuse the effects of inactivity with the ageing process itself, and believe certain diseases are purely the result of getting older.

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Stephen Harridge, Norman Lazarus
2019
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The Way These Older Amateur Athletes are Staying Fit Despite the Pandemic Offers Lessons for All Ages

Several seniors reveal strategies for overcoming adversity, regardless of one’s age or athletic ability.

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Matt Fuchs
2020
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