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Quick Intro
Here you can find the results of my research on aging.
I create research briefs to serve as a foundation for writing future articles, a template for collaborating with other researchers, and to research individual topics over years. After lots of experimentation initially, this format has remained stable for over five years.
This 92-pages long document contains my organized notes and within them, the 80/20 of information on aging:
- Key terminology used in the field
- The best resources to consume (podcasts, videos, articles, studies)
- The highlights of the best resources so you can get the best ideas from the best resources faster
- The top 1% thought leaders to follow so you can stay up-to-date and go deeper
- How-to information to help you apply the ideas
Research Brief Contents
Search Keywords 5
Questions 5
Keywords 6
Models Of Successful Aging (at work) 6
Equal Odds Rule (QBQ = Quantity Breeds Quality) 10
Aging 11
Cognition 11
Quotes 12
Demographic Stats 13
Things We Get Worse At With Age 13
Things That Improve With Aging 15
Adult Development 15
Goal Setting 15
Crystallized Intelligence (General memory) 16
Other Good Things 17
Big Ideas 22
Focus on fields that age well 22
Changes To Retirement 23
Old Retirement vs New Retirement 23
Equal Odds Rule 23
Social Media 23
Mechanism 23
Calendar Age And Subjective Age Change Throughout Life But In Predictable Ways 24
Conceptual Innovators vs Experimental Innovators 24
There is more variation in how people age than most consider 25
One of the highest leverage things we can do our life is simply to change our expectations and beliefs about the future. 25
Case Studies 27
Young vs Old Case Studies 27
Young To old Case Studies 27
Young Case Studies 28
Greatest Works After 50 28
Biggest Works & Creative Output 30
Old Top Performers Case Studies 31
Business 1
Writing 31
Old Case Studies 31
Business 32
Writers 33
Art 37
Science 37
Entertainment 46
Book Summaries 47
Late Bloomers 47
Old Masters 47
Neuroplasticity 47
Surprising Stats 47
Resources 47
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think 47
New Types Of Retirement 48
Inter-Individual Heterogeneity 49
Body Decline 52
Deliberate Practice 52
General 61
Learning 64
Creativity 67
Age And Job Performance / Work Outcomes 72
Successful Aging at Work 72
Thought Leaders 89
Hannes Zacher 89
Hans-Werner Wahl 89
Paul Baltes 89
David Blanchflower 89
Andrew Oswald 89
Laura Carstensen 89
Elizabeth Isele 90
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Research Brief: Aging
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Here, you can find the results of my research on aging. This 92-pages long document contains my organized notes and within them, you can find key terminology, best resources, highlights, top 1% thought leaders to follow, and how-to info to help you apply the ideas.