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Articles

  • Old School: Midlife Transition Programs Take Off – Forbes article on the increase in university midlife transition programs like Change Makers: "The idea is simple. The impact profound."
  • It’s Never Too Late – New York Times series of articles on “inspiring people who prove it’s never too late to switch gears, change your life and pursue your dreams”
  • Grow Your Brain – Research from Oxford University on brain plasticity and aging
  • You’ll probably live to be 100. Here’s how you need to prepare for it – World Economic Forum article summarizing the main points in the book The 100 Year Life by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott
  • Third acts: Some older adults are rejecting lives of leisure – on purpose  – Christian Science Monitor article on the pursuit of meaningful activity in later life
  • Late Work: From recreation to re-creation – Forbes article on a variety of models for “late work” that includes this great line: “Ageing is compulsory, but learning is optional.”

Books

  • Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live. Becca Levy, 2022.
  • In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work. Kerry Hannon, 2002.
  • The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity. Linda Gratton and Andrew Scott, 2016.
  • Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, 2016.
  • The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Better Longer (3rd edition). Richard Leider, 2015. 
  • Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life. Mark Freedman, 2008.

 


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