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The Mental Strengths 80-Year-Olds Possess Might Surprise You – Next Avenue

Research shows many octogenarians shine at performing ‘comprehensive tasks which require a great storehouse of information.’ And life experience makes a difference.

Research has found that “there is little, if any decline, in older ages, in knowledge and crystallizing intelligence,” explains Yochai Shavit, the director of research at the Stanford Center on Longevity, a research center that works with 150 Stanford University faculty on opportunities created by increased longevity.

Three (Urgent) Reasons Why Employers Need To Pivot To A Longevity Mindset – Forbes

Longevity impacts everyone. In a report titled The New Map for Life, the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL) offers a comprehensive proposal for rethinking an era of longevity. It starts with accepting that what was once the norm is now history.

“People can bypass the outdated, three-chapter life course of education, work and retirement,” the SCL report states, “in favor of several shorter, more flexible intervals dedicated to learning, working, caregiving and leisure that can be woven as needed into life’s journey.”