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Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Early in his writing career, Kur…

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Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Early in his writing career, Kurt Vonnegut was surprised and annoyed to find his stories relegated by reviewers to “the drawer labeled ‘science fiction.’ “ He wrote, “I would like out particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.”Many adults of a certain age have feelings similar to Vonnegut’s when it comes to the drawer labeled “old.” We hate that label. We despise that …

No. 80/April 23, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.We Retain the Capacity to ChangeDo we beco…

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No. 80/April 23, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.We Retain the Capacity to ChangeDo we become “set in our ways” as we age? Not necessarily. We are not who we used to be, nor who we will be in the future, writes journalist Patricia Corrigan. “Our … Read more

Illustration by Getty Images for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The industry that brought…

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Illustration by Getty Images for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The industry that brought you the 55+ senior housing development and the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is having its problems. That may be to our advantage.Demography isn’t one of those problems. Between baby boomers and Millennials, there are more older adults than ever in the prospect pool for senior housing. What is a problem is that 86% of older adults can’t afford what’s on the market today. Not o…

Photo by Sophia Simoes on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Fresh news keeps blasting out fro…

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Photo by Sophia Simoes on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Fresh news keeps blasting out from Washington at a fast and furious clip. Liberals are wringing their hands, conservatives are clapping theirs, and I have been doing my best not to get overstimulated or provoked by every daily shockwave. I tell myself that if I am patient enough, the barrage of everything-all-at-once bulletins from the Administration will cohere and assemble themselves into a recognizable pattern.My patience has …

No. 79/April 9, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.What Should We Call Ourselves?“We need ne…

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No. 79/April 9, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.What Should We Call Ourselves?“We need new words and a refreshed vocabulary for this emerging era of longevity,” says writer Avivah Wittenberg-Cox in a thoughtful essay about the nomenclature of agi… Read more

Photo by Oleg Ivanov for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.If you are carrying over credit c…

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Photo by Oleg Ivanov for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.If you are carrying over credit card debt from month to month, take it as a warning sign: Your personal finances are sailing rough seas and in danger of capsizing. If you’re already retired and living on a fixed income, it will be even harder to keep your fiscal ship from crashing against the rocks.Unfortunately, nearly half of Americans aged 50 or older are in the same boat. We’ve been lured by the siren songs of easy credit…

Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+Lately I notice myself feeling more charitable towards people I usually find hard to take. Instead of being irritated by their rudeness, irrationality, or stupidity,…

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Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+Lately I notice myself feeling more charitable towards people I usually find hard to take. Instead of being irritated by their rudeness, irrationality, or stupidity, I am inclined to offer them the benefit of the doubt. Apparently, it’s not just me. Social science researchers have found that it’s a common occurrence as people age.Many studies over the past two decades have found that older adults demonstrate prosocial behavior – a less clinical term would be altruism – more frequently than younger adults. For example, Ulrich Mayr, Lewis Professor and …

No. 78/March 26, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Need Advice? Ask a GrandmaWhat looks like …

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No. 78/March 26, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Need Advice? Ask a GrandmaWhat looks like a lemonade stand in New York City in fact dispenses free Wisdom and loving attention from a grandmother. Mike Matthews built the Grandma Stand to share his… Read more

Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.A 25-pound hemisphere of fle…

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Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.A 25-pound hemisphere of flesh and fat has annexed itself to my midsection, and it is causing me problems. It makes it difficult for me to fasten my pants. It obstructs my sightlines looking down, such that urination is an act of blind faith. It makes me look old and fat, which is not how I prefer to think of myself.Apparently, it is harder to lose weight when you’re older. For a year I have tried to melt away the annex th…

Photo by Nigel Hoare for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Back in the 1970s, a young office…

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Photo by Nigel Hoare for Unsplash+The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Back in the 1970s, a young office mate who had just received his first paycheck was pissed off at seeing all the deductions that chipped away his already-minimal take-home pay. “And 7.5% for Social Security and Medicare,” he grumbled. “By the time I’m eligible they won’t even exist.”He was wrong. He and I both collect Social Security – at least, as of this writing. But it may not be for much longer, which angers me.…

No. 77/March 12, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Putting a Price on Healthcare AgeismPervas…

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No. 77/March 12, 2025NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers.Putting a Price on Healthcare AgeismPervasive ageist bias and ageist assumptions can have a significant impact on the quality of care older adults receive. Studies by the Yale School of Public Heal… Read more

Photo: Getty Images for Unsplash+NOTE TO READERS: I did a bit of Travel this week, leaving no time to draft a fresh post, but here is one from the archive. Enjoy!It’s widely acknowledged that you ca…

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Photo: Getty Images for Unsplash+NOTE TO READERS: I did a bit of travel this week, leaving no time to draft a fresh post, but here is one from the archive. Enjoy!It’s widely acknowledged that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Good thing you’re not a dog. You, by contrast, possess a brain capable of learning new stuff for as long as you keep breathing. (Scientists didn’t think that was true until recently. Now they consider it established fact.)It would serve you well if you did keep learning. When your brain actively learns new things it’s growing, staying sharp, and fighting th…