In my post this morning, I listed the wrong date for my book talk at The Ivy Bookstore. The talk is on January 15 (next Thursday), not July 15. Please join me and my book coach, Amy Bernstein, for a stimulating discussion about The AfterWork. Read more
No. 98/January 7, 2026 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Baltimore Subscribers: Please join me at the Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Road, for a discussion around my new book, The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement, on Thursday, July […]
Photo by Natalia Blauth for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In traditional societies (or so we imagine), the oldest generation was cared for by family members of the succeeding generation. An elder who had no family to care […]
Photo by Jens Frank Jakob on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. [Note to Subscribers: I am taking off one more week to recharge my batteries. To keep your inbox warm and cozy, here is a piece from the […]
Clap your hands! Photo by sayhitobel on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. [Note to Subscribers: I am taking two weeks off to recharge my batteries. To keep your inbox warm and cozy, here is a piece from the […]
No. 97/December 17, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. How Age Almost “Became” a Disease When the World Health Organization (WHO) classified “old age” as a disease in 2018, a loud and immediate outcry forced it to reverse […]
Illustration by bauhaus1000 The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. One of my bosses was fond of saying, “You can always tell the pioneers. They’re the ones with the arrows in their backs.” Whether we like it or not, when it […]
Photo by ANHELINA OSAULENKO on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In my early 60s, I experienced a cascade of painful injuries that seemed to come out of nowhere. My lower back pain made it difficult for me to […]
No. 96/December 3, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. For the Person Who Has Everything – Except A Plan for Retirement Give them the roadmap to a satisfying post-career life: The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement. Buy […]
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This week The New York Times published political correspondent Michelle Cottle’s harrowing personal account of the challenges her family faced in caring for her aging father. It […]
