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One thing I’ve learned over my 30 years of work at The Change Companies®: The most brilliant researchers and scholars have a way of making complex issues easy for a guy like me to understand.
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Martin Seligman, PhD, the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of the field of positive psychology. His book Flourish is a must-read for those of us seeking a state of well-being in our later years.
So I asked him, “What is the best thing an older person can do to stay happy and healthy?”
Martin’s answer: “Do less of those things you don’t enjoy, and invest much more time in activities that bring you pleasure.”
At 78, Martin said he plays competitive bridge for four hours each day because it brings him joy. He also continues to teach because he loves doing it.
We were on Zoom, so I saw myself scratching my head while contemplating, “My shepherds are going to be seeing a bunch more of me.”