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Wednesday Jul 30 2008  By Shae Hadden | Bio
An overwhelming concern with mental fitness seems obvious from the plethora of "brain games" geared to ‘older’ people. This fascination with keeping our minds and our memories intact is admirable considering that we will probably need our faculties for a lot longer than any previous generation. From sudoku to crosswords, challenging video games to virtual realities, we have many options to choose from. Each offers different challenges for our key brain functions: concentration, language, memory, logic/reasoning, and visual/spatial skills. Two assumptions underlie much of the research and development in the area of online brain games for older adults:[Read More] Tagged with: brain dementia game leisure video_games
Tuesday Jul 29 2008 Bill Gates, Nobel-prize winner Dr. Peter Agre, and management
consultant Rob Mathers have taken on 'encore' careers focused on
tackling malaria. According to Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life,
sees the last few decades of our life as a new life stage, one in which
it is possible to make a difference in the world. Nowadays, many
Boomers are interested in starting new careers with a positive social
impact, rather than 'retiring' in the traditional sense of the word. Mr. Mather, founder of Against Malaria, is involved with raising funds for this international charity which is dedicated to: “…the relief of suffering from malaria by the provision of funds for the prevention and/or treatment of malaria and the advancement of education in the subjects of a) the problems and suffering caused by malaria and b) what can be done to alleviate them.” Dr. Agre left an administrative position at Duke University to lead the Malaria Research Institute at John Hopkins. And Mr. Gates, who retired this month from Microsoft, is also now focused on giving back by dedicating a major portion of his philanthropic efforts to fighting this easily preventable disease.[Read More]Tagged with: agre encore_career freedman gates malaria
Monday Jul 28 2008  By Jim Selman | Bio
Of all the complaints and fears we hear that are associated with aging, the number one is boredom. After a lifetime of activity and accomplishment, it is incredible how many of us move into “elderland” only to discover that we’re unsatisfied and bored. How can this be? Granted that we might not be as spry as we once were and some of our libidos are lackluster, but goodness gracious, do we really expect our circumstances to make us happy or enthusiastic or interested in other people and the possibilities of each and every day? [Read More]
Written by admin at Retirement Tagged with: aging boredom circumstances game generation life play
Friday Jul 25 2008  By Jim Selman | Bio
Either/or. This way of thinking about and relating to life is one of the most persistent and difficult aspects of our culture. Everything is either this or that. And if it isn’t this, it must be that. This either/or mode of observing and thinking about the world is not a function of our brains.[Read More]
Written by admin at Wisdom in Action Tagged with: being either/or independence relationship serenity wisdom
Thursday Jul 24 2008 According to a new study released by the Center for the Digital Future and AARP, Americans 50+ are closing the digital divide with online behaviors similar to much younger users (those under 20). Older citizens not only use websites for information, but they also use social networking, gaming and news channels in ever-increasing numbers. Key findings of the study include:
Tagged with: activism communities games news shopping
Wednesday Jul 23 2008 By Shae Hadden | BioTraditionally, a generation was defined as the time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring (about 30 years). Recently, however, a more accurate definition would be a group of people born and shaped by a particular span of time. The eras of Generations X, Y and Z span much less than two decades each. And every generation experiences life from a different perspective including changing societal values, technologies and career options. These different perspectives are very apparent when we communicate with each other. [Read More]
Written by admin at Wisdom in Action Tagged with: collaboration generations intergenerational language multigenerational
Tuesday Jul 22 2008 The Japanese Labour Board ruled earlier this month that the death in January 2006 of a 45-year-old senior Chief Engineer on the Toyota Camry Hybrid Project was "karoshi" (death by overwork). He had been working more than 80 hours of overtime a month, including evenings and weekends, and making frequent business trips overseas. He died of a heart attack the day before he was to travel to the Detroit Auto Show to promote the hybrid car. Toyota has issued a statement that it would step up efforts to monitor the health of its workers. Japan recognized karoshi in 1987, and has been logging instances ever since of healthy men in their 20s and older dying suddenly from heart attacks and strokes brought on by overwork. The practice of "voluntary overtime" is an established practice in Japanese society, one that is coming under increasing scrutiny. Just a few months ago, a Japanese court ordered the government pay compensation to the widow of another Toyota employee who died of heart failure in 2002 after working more 80 hours of unpaid overtime per month.[Read More]
Monday Jul 21 2008  By Jim Selman | BioThe 1970s in the USA may not have been the ‘Age of Enlightenment’, but it was certainly the ‘Age of the Pursuit of Enlightenment’. The Esalen Institute was in its hey day, the est training was blowing everyone’s mind, and authentic Indian yogis were in demand. We thought the Age of Aquarius was really here and that peace and love were just a few years away. Maybe we were naïve, but it was a good time when young people were trying hard to be better people and when it wasn’t embarrassing to be idealistic.[Read More]
Written by admin at Fearless Aging Tagged with: collaboration enlightenment fear future
Friday Jul 18 2008
Usually we think of the inevitable convergence of technologies as being beneficial for the majority of people using them. Take the introduction of video to the internet, or the internet to the cell phone, for example. As soon as we discover something that works that people want, then the advertisers and marketers are on the bandwagon, looking for opportunities to sell within the new medium. What has me shaking my head today is the obvious marketing spin on ‘virtual gifts’, iconic symbols of items one might give to someone in appreciation or sympathy. [Read More]
Written by admin at Personal Empowerment Tagged with: gifts marketing technology |
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