Growing old gets a bad rap, and it's not hard to see why. Your hair thins and your waist thickens. The shot clock ticks down on your career, and you realize, much to your dismay, that your youthful dreams of greatness — patents, prizes, and periodicals with your face on the cover — are unlikely to come true before the buzzer. And what do you see up ahead? A road sign. "Highway Ends. Last Exit: Retirement. One Mile." Retirement. Just a polite word for purposelessness. That's the cynic's view of aging, anyway. But does it have to be that way? Not according to Chip Conley ("Learning to Love Midlife"). He says midlife can be a period of renewal, hope, joy, and connection. If you're open to it. Are you?
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READING: Are We Forgetting How To Do It?
David Chalmers Thinks We May Be Living in a Simulation (and He’s OK With It)
Is AI Moving Too Fast? A Conversation With Kevin Roose
LIFE IS SHORT: The Upside of Death
MUSIC: What the Songs You Love Say About You
AI: The Origin Story
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CELLS: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Breakthroughs That Are Revolutionizing Medicine
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PLEASURE: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life
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DIET: The New Science of Healthy Eating
How to Develop Your Passions and Avoid Burnout (with Atul Gawande and Adam Grant)
FEELINGS: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
SAPIENS: Yuval Noah Harari on Our Past, Present, and Future
ANALOG: Let’s Build a More Human World
SLEEP: How Understanding Your Body’s Clock Can Revolutionize Your Health
ANIMALS: They’re Smarter Than You Think
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