The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472930150 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A "must read" for almost everyone! This book is a "must read" for almost everyone - if you are a parent, a grandparent, or anyone under A "must read" for almost everyone! Andrew Ward This book is a "must read" for almost everyone - if you are a parent, a grandparent, or anyone under 40, you really need to read this book! The 100 Year Life taps into the major demographic shift that is going on as we are living longer, healthier lives, and how this results in the need to rethink the entire life course - the nature of work, education, and how we think about time and how we use it. The book gives a very practical take on what today's young people, who ar. 0, you really need to read this book! The 100 Year Life taps into the major demographic shift that is going on as we are living longer, healthier lives, and how this results in the need to rethink the entire life course - the nature of work, education, and how we think about time and how we use it. The book gives a very practical take on what today's young people, who ar. Joan L. Draper said A good read if you want to live a long life.. I am 88 years oldand for many years long ago in my younger days I half jokingly said I wanted to live to be 1"A good read if you want to live a long life." according to Joan L. Draper. I am 88 years oldand for many years long ago in my younger days I half jokingly said I wanted to live to be 120 years old if I could remain sound of mind. Now according to your article perhaps witha little bit of luck Ijust may be able to achieve my goa!. I am a reader with about A good read if you want to live a long life. Joan L. Draper I am 88 years oldand for many years long ago in my younger days I half jokingly said I wanted to live to be 120 years old if I could remain sound of mind. Now according to your article perhaps witha little bit of luck Ijust may be able to achieve my goa!. I am a reader with about 4 or 5 kindles which I keep charged up at all times. I rarely watch TV, getting my news about politics. national and international news on my kindle. There are lots of things I will willingly gi. or 5 kindles which I keep charged up at all times. I rarely watch TV, getting my news about politics. national and international news on my kindle. There are lots of things I will willingly gi. 0 years old if I could remain sound of mind. Now according to your article perhaps witha little bit of luck Ijust may be able to achieve my goa!. I am a reader with about A good read if you want to live a long life. Joan L. Draper I am 88 years oldand for many years long ago in my younger days I half jokingly said I wanted to live to be 120 years old if I could remain sound of mind. Now according to your article perhaps witha little bit of luck Ijust may be able to achieve my goa!. I am a reader with about 4 or 5 kindles which I keep charged up at all times. I rarely watch TV, getting my news about politics. national and international news on my kindle. There are lots of things I will willingly gi. or 5 kindles which I keep charged up at all times. I rarely watch TV, getting my news about politics. national and international news on my kindle. There are lots of things I will willingly gi. And Interesting and Informative Read Comprehensive overview of what people should expect and plan for as life expectancy increases to 100 years. Perhaps a bit long winded and obvious in places, but still an interesting read.
· How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between work and leisure?· What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic lifespan?· How can you make the most of your intangible assets – such as family and friends – as you build a productive, longer life?· In a multiple-stage life how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways of living, working and learning?The 100-Year Life is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that you will face. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways.The 100-Year Life is here to help.Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships and create a fulfilling 100-year life. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse – life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, an
Lynda is a fellow of the World Economic Forum, is ranked by Business Thinkers in the top 15 in the world, and was named the best teacher at London Business School in 2015.Andrew Scott is Professor of Economics at London Business School, a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford University and the Centre for Economic Policy Research having previously taught at Harvard and London School of Economics. Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management P
This book could not be more timely or necessary." - Julia Hobsbawm, Founder and CEO, Editorial Intelligence Ltd, and Honorary Visiting professor in Networking, Cass Business School"This playfully original book … makes a compelling case that as our lives become longer and healthier, the future might just be very, very different from what we have known until now." - Daron Acemoglu, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"This wonderful new book prepares us for the possibilities of this brave new world of longevity, and teaches us what it will take to thrive in it." - Professor Herminia Ibarra, INSEAD"Too many books bemoan the economic problems facing ageing societies. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University" A fasc