Curiosity

The writer Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” While some may consider robots and AI technology to be the best solutions for the loneliness and social isolation so many older adults experience these days, the reality is that Hemingway may have had it…

Linus Pauling once said, “Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” But when was the last time you pursued something new because you were curious or learned something you didn’t previously know? According to new research published in PLOS One, pursuing your curiosity…

So what’s currently on your nightstand (or your Kindle)? Are you plowing through a new book or meandering your way through several different works, picking and choosing to start and stop depending on your mood? Well, according to a new NPR/Ipsos Poll, most of us enjoy reading and would like…

Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” For many, the best part of entering your retirement years is the opportunity to undertake adventurous travel, and for many older adults, that means embarking on a cruise. While the COVID pandemic caused massive disruption in…

For many, the opportunity to travel is one of the great perks of entering our later years. Shedding work and family responsibilities that kept us busy during our younger days, we now have the opportunity to focus on our own interests and passions, forging ahead to new destinies that fill…

This past August, the consultancy firm Age Wave, along with the Harris Poll, conducted a study entitled The New Age of Aging, which reports on the significant demographic shifts currently happening in our country and the changing views of Americans on getting older. This survey involved over 2000 respondents, 900…