Happy Tuesday!
Somewhere near you, grandchildren are getting ready for the first day of school. One can't wait. Another is dreading it. Either way, a parent is quietly counting the hours. And a grandparent is waiting to hear the stories. August is like that: the year's last stretch of open time, already tilting toward something more structured.
Here's the thing nobody hands you a supply list for: a stack of empty August hours is exactly what a new interest needs. Not mastering something. Just being willing to be terrible at it in front of other people. A yoga class, say.
Two pieces this week, plus one for the actual class.
That's a 50+ life!
Marlene Caraballo argues that the people thriving in their sixties and seventies share one thing, and it isn't temperament — it's practice. She lays out what that looks like on an ordinary weekday.
You already knew those afternoons were good for them. Researchers were more interested in what the hours do to you: higher memory and language scores, and for grandmothers, a measurably slower slide. The surprise is how little the frequency mattered.
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There's a practice that fits what you're looking for.
Something new, or something you've done a hundred times. Both give your brain a workout.
See you Tuesday,
Heidi
Founder & Publisher, fyi50+
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