Youthful Versus Useful: Find Your Purpose As You Get Older
February 7, 2024
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…
Safe Travels: Trips For Older Adults
November 8, 2023
While we haven’t shared a post on travel in a while, it’s not because people aren’t traveling- in fact, some are traveling with a vengeance after the pandemic kept most of us close to home. According to a recent AARP survey, 3 out of 5 adults over 50 anticipated traveling…
Learning Curve: The Value Of Lifelong Learning Is Clear
September 6, 2023
Over the years we’ve published regular posts on ways to keep your brain sharp and cognition strong through various types of stimulation, be they puzzles, college courses, or even just staying curious. What all of these have in common is not so much formal memorization of facts but rather, the…
Off The Shelf: Grab These Titles For Your Summer Reading Pleasure
June 7, 2023
With Father’s Day around the corner, and Memorial Day behind us, many may have visions of relaxing in the hammock or sitting on the beach and diving into some new reads. There are loads of reading lists just out for your summer reading pleasure, some with breezy fiction titles, others…
Commit To Memory: Actions To Take To Improve Your Memory
June 2, 2021
So, you’re starting to get back out there, perhaps running into old friends or heading out to favorite places from your pre-pandemic life. But suddenly, you forget someone’s name or can’t remember the address of that favorite place you like for brunch. Remember, as we previously posted in agebuzz, occasional…
Never Too Late To Learn: The Essential Value Of Staying Curious
April 28, 2021
British author and educational advisor Ken Robinson once said, “Curiosity is the engine of achievement.” As a living example of that maxim, meet Ken Dychtwald, the Founder and CEO of Agewave, an internationally renowned consulting and research firm focused on the impact of an aging population on markets, the workplace,…