The young olds
In my book – Rethinking Retirement for Positive Ageing, I write about the young olds – the yolds. The name is generally credited to Gerontologist Bernice Neugarten who come up with the idea of the young-old, in the 1970s, to refer to people aged 65-75. We are in the peak age range of the yolds, the […]
11 days till Rethinking Retirement is on sale
Rethinking Retirement, my forthcoming book, is out in 12 days, you may have seen the video of me opening the box of the the paperback versions, I’ve now got the hardback copy as well but you’re not going to want to buy that at over £100. It’s coming out, a week on Wednesday – 8 […]
The Second Fifty, Navigating the Multi Stage Life
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Fill Your September With Friendship
Yesterday, Thursday 31 August, I completed 18 interviews discussing the importance of friendship with a focus on older adults. This is a link to an article and the interview with Aston Avery on Gateway 97.8. I was interviewed alongside Jane Nelson, CEO of The Oddfellows. Fill your September with friendship I enjoyed the day, had […]
Embracing Retirement: Exploring Diverse Paths and Possibilities
Semi-retired … it’s a bit boring isn’t it. This is how many who have reduced their work hours but haven’t stopped working entirely will describe themselves. The see themseives as semi-retired as they may be phasing out of the workforce or taking on less-demanding roles. But it’s quite generic, which might be fine or not! […]
Rethinking Retirement – my next book
Life has been so busy, 2 festivals on the run ( Minety and 2000 Trees) with a third this coming weekend (Electric Bay) and with every moment in between spent working on my book – Rethinking Retirement for Positive Ageing. Routledge have a slick process to publishing … last Wednesday I got 17 separate word […]
How will you keep learning in retirement?
When you are curious there is always so much to discover. I strongly believe in the need to continue to learn, it is a way to keep a growth mindset, to be open and curious and to be ready to expand thought and to challenge our thinking. Whilst I gained my doctorate in my 60s, […]
Work beyond retirement: Unlocking the potential of an ageing workforce
Work after retirement The over 60s will comprise 25% of the population in the next 25 years and if you are 65 today you have a 25% chance of still being alive aged 90. The old-style traditional retirement has now changed, with many people delaying retirement or returning to the workforce after retiring from their […]
Retirement Transitions: Understanding the Four Styles and Three Profiles that Shape Your Retirement Experience
Retirement Transitions. I take an evidence-based approach to the information I share on retirement. Reading academic papers is now a part of my regular information gathering process. Recently I have read a paper by Viera Bačová & Peter Halama which looked at the four different conceptualisations of retirement and how they relate to retirement adjustment. […]
The Valuable Time of Maturity
With age, comes, for me, a greater interest in and appreciation of poetry. I hope you enjoy reflecting on this by Mario de Andrade I counted my years and realized that I have less time to live by, than I have lived so far. I have more past than future. I feel like that boy […]
