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The 'New' Old Age Is No Way to Live

The 'New' Old Age Is No Way to Live
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Laura Rowley is a journalist, author and digital media consultant.

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Here I am in my mid-70s, and I am wondering: Is now the time to take a final stab at unfinished business—to accomplish at long last the remaining goals on my lifetime to-do list? Or is now the time to step back, let go of my ambitions, reflect and just live?

It is not an easy choice, especially in light of the prevailing ethos of the "New Old Age." Because medicine is allowing us to live longer than ever before and because the people turning 65 belong to that famously aspiring and adventurous group known as baby boomers, old age is now widely seen as an opportunity for more busyness—lots more.

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