By: Esther Edwards on October 14, 2024
Raising a healthy, resilient and capable child is what every parent desires. However, Jonathan Haidt, a reputable social psychologist, makes a compelling argument that we have done much in the past 14 years to undermine this desire. In his book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental…
By: Kally Elliott on October 14, 2024
I first heard of Johnathan Haidt’s book, The Anxious Generation, when a friend from church suggested I read it. Instead, my husband, daughter and I listened to a very long podcast about it on a car trip from northern California back to Bend, Oregon. I feel the need to clarify that as my twelve-year-old daughter…
By: Jenny Dooley on October 14, 2024
Social psychologist Jonathon Haidt has written a timely book with an urgent message. I’m grateful for the opportunity to read The Anxious Mind and will pass it on to my now-adult children. I’d like to think my kids escaped what Haidt describes as the “great rewiring.” Though my kids didn’t have access to smartphones until…
By: Pam Lau on October 14, 2024
In March 2018, I opened up FaceBook one morning only to fall into utter shock and dismay as I peered at the photo in front of me. Hanging from a parachute in the clear, blue sky was my 20-year-old daughter, a college sophomore. I didn’t find out about her jumping from an airplane from a…
By: Travis Vaughn on October 14, 2024
In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt writes something that made me think of a Black Mirror episode from the mid-2010s. Referring to the challenges of navigating a contemporary social context that thrives on likes and retweets, Haidt writes, “Succeeding socially in that universe required them to devote a large part of their consciousness–perpetually–to…
By: Dinka Utomo on October 10, 2024
In the past month, on various social media platforms, Indonesian netizens have been abuzz with posts containing past and present moments in one scene accompanied by Forever Young music. The song’s lyrics read, “Forever young I want to be forever young. Do you really want to live forever? Forever, and ever. Forever young, I want…
By: Jana Dluehosh on October 10, 2024
If I could pick out a book about my NPO of all the books we have read, this week’s book would be the crux of my “why” I am doing the work. Could you indulge me in discussing my NPO and project a bit? The workshop I am designing for healthcare workers is called “The…
By: Todd E Henley on October 10, 2024
On August 22, 2024, I received an email from a board member of Harcum College in Coatesville, PA. He expressed appreciation for our counseling center’s work in the community and graciously explained why he enjoyed watching me as a leader. Then he wrote, “Harcum College has never had a counseling department, but we are ready…
By: Jonita Fair-Payton on October 10, 2024
I saw the title of the book and immediately thought, “Oh No, Thank You!”. The idea of living 100 years is not appealing to me. At 54, there are many things that are left on my “to do” list, really important things but none inspire me to live 100 years to achieve them. Don’t get…
By: Adam Harris on October 10, 2024
Years ago, a national news station covered the life of Flossie Dickey, who was turning 110 years old. Throughout the interview, the news anchor struggled to get answers regarding Flossie’s family, the secret to longevity, and what she does for fun. She was tired and less than thrilled to be doing the interview. Finally, the…
By: Kim Sanford on October 8, 2024
What do Joe Biden, my own extended family and sabbath rest have in common? Reading The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, falls at an interesting time. At the time of writing (although I recognize things may look very different by the time this blog post is published) our nation is…
By: Esther Edwards on October 7, 2024
The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott was one of the pivotal books that I read as I began to delve into my Doctoral research regarding midlife. Gratton and Scott recount research showing that the average life expectancy “has expanded at a steady rate of…
By: Scott Dickie on October 7, 2024
Confession: When I read the title of Gratton and Scott’s book, “The 100-Year Life” (1) my immediate instinctual response was, “No thank you.” My wife thinks that I hold on to the idea of living too loosely, sometimes even taking offense at what she perceives to be my lack of desire to stick around and…
By: John Fehlen on October 7, 2024
Like any good story, the setting, background, and character development are paramount. I am John. Like Jimmy in The 100-Year Life, I was born in 1971. My parents were born in 1951, just a few years apart from the fictional character Jack. My dad is currently 73 years old and remarried after my mom passed away…
By: Mathieu Yuill on October 7, 2024
Introduction Imagine living to be 100. In Lynda Gratton’s and Andrew Scott ‘ The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity[1] this potential dream or nightmare is exactly what they imagine. They challenge the traditional three-stage life—education, work, retirement—suggesting that as we live longer, we’ll need to rethink how we approach each…
By: Pam Lau on October 7, 2024
“The 21st century will be about adding value by coming up with ideas and innovation that can be replicated or purchased by others.[1] The central theme of The 100-Year Life is the gift of extra years. Focusing on the big forces of longevity, authors Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott persuade their readers to rethink the future of…
By: Tim Clark on October 7, 2024
In their book The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, authors Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott point out the recent significant increase in human longevity and they suggest that the change in life expectancy should also adjust how we approach preparing for—and living—our lives. They contend that because many of us…
By: Jennifer Vernam on October 7, 2024
In their book, The 100-Year Life,[1] Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott endeavor to give us a new way to count out our days on this Earth. Reviewing trends in age expectancy, they ask us to move past the common, three-stage view of life, and challenge us to restructure our use of one of the greatest…
By: Jenny Dooley on October 7, 2024
In The 100-Year Life, authors Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott contend that we live in the age of longevity. They consider the 100-year life an increasing reality and a gift that should be wisely planned for and reimagined. They ask, “How will you make the most of this gift?”[1] I appreciate this perspective and…
By: Kally Elliott on October 7, 2024
Case Study #1: My Twenty-One-Year-Old Son “You have to apply to college!” I sighed. “I told you. I am not going to college!” my son, a senior in high school, at the time, growled back at me. He’s twenty-one now, living on his own (mostly), and while still not sure where life will take him…
