Analogous Transitions
What might we learn from looking at how we prepare for all life transitions?
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Studying Sports Stars: Potential insights from retiring athletes
The physical decline and retirement of professional athletes offers an extreme example of some of the issues faced by many aging persons, and studying these cases may provide ideas for healthy aging for all of us.


Consider how our environment & circumstances shape perceptions
When Dr. Bridget Duffy went from provider to patient, it profoundly impacted her perspective. She noticed people stopped looking her in the eye, and she felt invisible.


Creating a Healthy Home-Front
During WW2, the US gov't, in partnership with its citizens, created a singularly-focused home-front to support the war effort - war bonds, peace gardens & the USO. How can we create a unified engagement for improving the health of our citizens?


The implications of 'sanitized' aging.
In his Moth story (link below), Siddhartha Mukherjee contemplates what is the effect of the sanitization of death. We might contemplate the same about aging.


Beyond the 90s
90s technology that connected us in some households is still the - cellular - ring for some grandparents


Ageing Analogy: Glacial Shift
Ageing is not something that takes place in an instant. Like puberty, its start and end dates are impossible to predict; as is what life will be like on the other side of it. Ageing is a process that takes place over time.


Learning for the experience of moving into another country
A life transition that I think can be comparable to aging was moving to the US for me. Through the media the exposure to this country I thought I knew what to expect. Just like having older family members or neighbors makes you think you know aging.


Preparing for the Right Transition Moments
As I think about planning ahead for my own aging, I'm struck by something I've learned preparing for another transition in my life: motherhood.


Memento mori: be prepared to die and enjoy today
As Montaigne masterly depicts on his essay "To philosophize is to prepare to die", being aware, and looking at death as a normal subject can be a great therapy to stop wandering about the future, and just "Carpe diem" which means "seize the day"


"So we never live, but we hope to live": last times, first times and "now"
"So we never live, but we hope to live" I thought of this quote by Pascal when I I took my daughter to school "for the last time" (next year she'll be in middle school). I was somewhat emotional when I realized all the "first times" to come...


The surprising chess game-Me v/s Me
A short film by Pixar beautifully sensitizing to old age and the loneliness that come with it.


Changing Career – How to find your fulfilling work?
Roman Krznaric, cultural thinker and The School of Life, UK, faculty member, gives in his book "How to Find Fulfilling Work", useful advice for the feared moment of career change.


Stages of development. New stages of life.
In the process of extending life expectancy, we have inadvertently created a new stage of life termed "Adulthood II" by Mary Catherine Bateson. This new stage may allow the elderly to help younger generations navigate life's common pitfalls.


Jane Fonda Effect
During the past 30 years, the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity has increased, while the prevalence of occupational and commuting physical activity has decreased.


Remember that priorities change
Eugene's Inspiration really got me thinking - thank you. It made me notice how my behaviours and priorities have changed after a recent operation.


Healthy ageing through the eyes of a teenager in the 21st century
I believe that the correct bases to young people determining the evolution of later life, with the ultimate aim wellbeing and thrive as we age.


Survival of the Sociable
An interesting article discussing how the 'social infrastructure of a community plays a critical role in how prepared a city is when disaster strikes.' How can we look out for one another if we don't know who we live near and who may be vulnerable?


Apartments for Life
http://www.agedcare.org.au/what-we-do/housing-retirement-living/innovative-housing-solutions/apartments-for-life-humanitas-rotterdam - mixed communities, adaptable, lots of diverse services for families, aged people and those in between.


Digital Toolkit for Getting Unstuck
Unstuck is a tech-savvy approach to personal growth for anyone who wants to get through problems they're facing right now. Combining personalised digital tools with handy tips, Unstuck makes it easy to curate on-demand advice whenever you need it.


Inquiry-based Living
As pendulum swings back (we hope) to inquiry-based learning for K-12, how can we apply these principles and approaches to engage the elderly in participating in creating their own futures?


Studying Abroad
Moving to a new country to study abroad is a huge change. Young people have to create new habits, make new friends and have new routines. Planning for such a change can be...