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In a recent press release, researchers claim they know Why some older people are rejecting digital technologies. Here  is a summary of why some old people are said to reject technology: 1. Personal concerns about the impact of technology on society Seniors are said to worry that technology … [Read more...] about Technology and “Old Age Incompetence”

Fats are essential to health at every level beginning at a cellular level; however, decades of misinformation regarding health benefits of saturated fat has meant that many people go out of their way to avoid fatty foods. Unfortunately, low-fat diets are still popular today with many people believing they are eating healthy.  Many main steam health care professionals, … [Read more...] about The Skinny on Fat

Where do you experience most of your life? Is the majority of activity outside of you or inside your mind? I was with a person who, as other times before, talked about what’s perceived as wrong in her life, wrong with others, and recounted past events shared from a negative perspective. Yet, I didn’t have the same experience of this as I’ve had prior times. … [Read more...] about Maybe It Is All in Your Mind

Each of us deserves to enjoy a winning retirement, but how should we go about figuring out how to increase the odds that, in fact, we will win? For the past decade, I’ve had the opportunity to research, write, speak, and blog about retirement life planning, focusing on the non-financial aspects.  My focus has been on helping Baby Boomers and beyond.  But there is a segment … [Read more...] about How to Win in Retirement

It’s hard to feel effective these days.  Though humans are hardwired to seek effectiveness, the deck is stacked against us right now.  And the number of ways to be stupid (or “ignorant” if you want to be precise) is growing exponentially. We all get caught in the vortex of being stupid ourselves--often.  This is not because we are “older.”  It is because technology is moving … [Read more...] about Feeling Effective—In An Ineffective World          

Linda Brown, at age 80 is traveling around the world. She recently sent this note: "I'm in Chiang Mai, Thailand, early in a hop-on, hop-off backpackers hosteling trip thru Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. I am usually solo in this 3rd round-the-world trip I've been on for 2.5 years of a 4 yr total. I turned 80 in Africa last Sept. I hope to blog more frequently on my [Read more...] about What’s Age Got To Do With It?

One of the hallmarks of sanity is knowing when to quit.  But sometimes, it really does take more than one attempt to get something to work.  Even simple things can require more than one try.  But how do you know when to keep going and when to give up? This question started when I woke at 4:30 AM a few mornings ago to the friendly chirp of a dying smoke alarm battery.  That … [Read more...] about Little Lessons About When To Quit

Overheard from a healthy  83-year old man: "I am a completely illiterate computer person, not techno savvy at all, I have no idea how to transfer photos from my cameras to the computer, so I will have to wait till a little kid comes over and does it for me." He laughed with a sense of satisfaction, probably thinking he was being "cute". (Old people seem to think it's … [Read more...] about Group Think And Old Age Decline