How to Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini
Understanding what motivates and inspires Boomers and Gen X
“I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
— Charles Bukowski
How to grow old like Isabella Rossellini
“How do I fulfill the rest of my life? That question came to me very clearly at 45, and I didn’t have an answer.”
If you go to Isabella Rossellini’s Instagram page — and I recommend you do — you will see the 71-year-old actress/director/model/farmer wearing a giant woolly hat and vest, beaming with joy in the sunshine at her farm on Long Island. Another photo shows her staring off into the distance, her face proudly unretouched. Scrolling through, I often wonder how Rossellini is so comfortable in her own skin at an age when many women struggle in theirs.
Tribute: Comedy is defiance: Richard Lewis (1947-2024)
Richard Lewis was the first comedian I tried to model myself upon. That’s a nice way of saying I straight-up stole his look, vibe, and way of speaking for several years in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. I am sure I was insufferable during this period—more than I am now, if you can imagine. I had a couple of friends who also stole Richard Lewis’s entire deal. One even grew his hair out and bought a wardrobe of baggy black t-shirts or short-sleeved collared shirts with strangely opulent pockets and stitching, and jet-black pants and black shoes. When we all did stuff together in public, we looked like members of a cult. Because we were.
If you can pass this 10-second test, science says you'll live a longer, healthier life
Oddly enough, it’s a free, 10-second test you can perform on your own. Researchers had participants -- all between the ages of 51 and 75 -- attempt to stand on one leg for 10 seconds. Over a seven-year period, people who could not stand on one leg for 10 seconds (approximately 20 percent of the total) were four times as likely to have died. Even when the researchers accounted for other factors like age, sex, body mass index, and comorbidities (a fancy word for the presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions), those who could not stand on one leg for 10 seconds were still twice as likely to die in the subsequent seven years than those who could.
'Older and wiser now means being richer' — baby boomers own 72% of nation's wealth
The economic divide between generations is becoming increasingly pronounced, with older Americans amassing a significant portion of the nation’s wealth. A Fox News video titled "Baby Boomers' Wealth Bursts As Gen X and Younger Lag Behind" opens with the observation that “being older and wiser now means richer.” This report reveals that Americans older than 55 control 72% of the nation’s wealth, highlighting a major contrast with the financial realities facing those younger than 55, who see little to no growth in their financial assets. This wealth concentration among older generations raises important questions about economic equity and the financial prospects of younger Americans.
What I got wrong about loyalty at work. Turns out Gen Zers aren't the only ones who are fed up with their employers
We're used to hearing 20-somethings complain about the state of corporate America today. But I didn't expect to receive such an outpouring of dismay and disillusionment from seasoned workplace veterans. I'd written the story for young people, as a defense of their decision to rebel against the notion that we owe our employers a debt of gratitude. Instead, I seem to have unintentionally tapped into the quiet frustration of more experienced employees. After all, it's the boomers and Gen Xers who actually remember a time when their companies treated them better. For them, the broken "psychological contract" I described in my story isn't some historical artifact. It's their lived experience. "You summarized everything I experienced in the last 38 years of my career," one reader wrote.
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