Finding your purpose in retirement
We all start off in early adulthood with the same kind of purpose. Get an education, start a career, find a mate, get married...
Surveying the low-stress, long-life values of the Okinawans
I have focused much attention on Okinawa, a Japanese island in the East China Sea. Its citizens enjoy an enviable lifestyle which is credited...
Retirement Preparation and Lifestyle
Like any long journey, it needs careful planning
A note from Johann
Retirement itself often feels like a destination. After many years of work, retirement is...
The Case For Taking A ‘Year Off’ Before You Retire
A note from Johann
To end your full time working career with a climax and to avoid simply coasting into retirement, taking a gap year...
5 Advantages and 5 Opportunities of Building a Business in Retirement
Planning for Retirement
A great time to start your own business or a new occupation
A note from Johann
Heading to the challenges of retirement is daunting...
The Amazing Benefits of Mindfulness in Retirement
Mindfulness has a special meaning in retirement
Gain this skill and ease your mind
A note from Johann
Retirement is a time of doing more of what...
Reaping the benefits of travel in retirement
The cliché's are true!
Travel does broaden our minds
A note from Johann
It is amazing how many people look forward to retirement because it is an...
Surviving Social Distancing
The sudden and rapid global spread of the Coronavirus and the resultant Covid-19 outbreak is placing our health systems and infrastructure under increasing strain....
Who you are, is not what you do.
As a retiree, I've learned that who you are is not defined by what you do. After leaving full-time work, I found myself struggling...
Leaning Into Wisdom & Crystallized Intelligence
The good news is that we can develop our intelligence throughout life.
A Note From Johann
Specialists in cognitive psychology have been arguing for ages, trying...
