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How to find late-life romance. How to deal with fading looks. How to know when to pack it in at work. If you're lucky, you're going to get old. What's the best way to do it? Our most seasoned writers offer their advice.
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Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Having your son or daughter as your rock ‘n’ roll buddy is a wondrous thing. The music we have heard and the memories we have created—like rock ‘n…
Larry Gondelman
Ancient Wisdom: Warren Buffett at 95
Greatness does not come about through accumulating vast amounts of money. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world…
Warren Buffett
Ancient Wisdom: I Didn’t Expect to End Up in Estonia
Studying the Estonian language requires niche devotion—it’s useless anywhere else. And an extrovert here is someone who looks at your shoes rather than…
Jim Heintz
Ancient Wisdom: What Friends Are For
Instead of parents, we have old age to rebel against, so we treasure our old friends, and seek younger friends to divert us from interminable talk of…
Rebecca Okrent
Ancient Wisdom: Into the Woods
As a child, I went into the woods to escape a chaotic, sometimes violent home. The beauty I discovered there has become a source of pleasure and…
Lou Ureneck
Ancient Wisdom: How We Saved Our Marriage
For years, we looked like the perfect family. We weren’t. What saved us was honesty, therapy, and the decision to stay when leaving might’ve been…
Anne Roark and Marshall Goldberg
Ancient Wisdom: A Middle Digit to the Digital Age
Why do I have to put up with all these computer shortcuts, which usually turn out to be longcuts? Now in my late 80s, time is running out, and I have no…
Joseph Epstein
Ancient Wisdom: Bernie Madoff Stole My Savings. Here’s How I Got My Life Back.
I think people who are facing a sudden reversal can learn from my experience. You can get through it. You have family, you have friends, you have…
Maureen Ebel
Ancient Wisdom: How a Supreme Court Justice Changed My Life
Justice Lewis Powell taught me many things, including what humility was about, and how to let your thoughts evolve even at an age when most people see…
Joel Klein
Ancient Wisdom: How Diana Nyad Learned to Forgive Herself
I can flat-out declare that this is the best decade of my life. The daily ease and well-being of these days is unlike any period to date. I find myself…
Diana Nyad
Ancient Wisdom: Remembering Where You Came From
As those of us in our 70s know, our memories of the distant past are often sharper than what happened yesterday. For me, that is a happy circumstance…
Lucky Gold
Ancient Wisdom: How Do We Want to Be Remembered?
After my auto accident, I began to understand the true nature of legacy. It wasn’t about the titles and the awards. It was about the lives I had…
George Raveling
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