December 7th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I am among the 48.4% of American voters who are (choose one or more) [devastated/heartbroken/angry/ disappointed/ anxious/ frustrated/ despairing] over the 2024 Presidential Election result. Hundreds of people […]
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December 4th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 70/December 4, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. A Gram Scam Homerun A British telephone company has unleashed upon unsuspecting phone scammers an A.I. granny, Daisy Harris. Daisy’s mission is to waste scammers’ time, so they have […]
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November 30th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash Note to Readers: While I am traveling this Thanksgiving Week, I am posting a reprint of a 2022 post for your post-prandial reading. I’ll be back next week with fresh grist. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free […]
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November 23rd, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by visuals on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Gallons of ink have been spilled over the problem of people (men, mostly) who find retirement boring. They have abundant free time, and nothing to do. This is a legitimate problem because […]
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November 20th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 69/November 20, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. New “Medicine” for Loneliness: A Social Prescription Social prescribing, a practice that began in Great Britain, is when a physician prescribes a non-medical support or service – art classes, […]
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November 16th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Getty Images through Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I started The EndGame to celebrate the positive aspects of getting older. As you and I are well aware, positive aging flies in the face of conventional wisdom […]
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November 9th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Yunus Tug for Unsplash First, my apologies for not showing up in your inbox for the past two Saturdays. It was not my intention to abandon you. Knowing that I would be going on vacation for 10 days, I selected two previous posts and set them up to be published on those two […]
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November 6th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 68/November 6, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Having a Satisfying Post-Career Life What does it take to have a satisfying life after you hang up your spurs? According to an article in the Harvard Business Review […]
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October 23rd, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 67/October 23, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. New Book Documents Preventable Elder Deaths Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It is the latest book by Brandeis University scholar Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In it, she documents […]
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October 19th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The kitchen renovation is 95% complete, our finances are secure again after the latest incident of identity theft, and we have planned, executed, and survived three […]
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