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Submitted by Greg on August 7, 2006 - 4:51pm.
This "Twenty Questions About Midlife Crisis" section is an ongoing effort to collect all of LifeTwo's best information about midlife crisis in one place. »more»
Submitted by Greg on August 24, 2006 - 11:01am.
Our research into midlife crisis has convinced us that there's no such thing.
No one thing, anyway. »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 19, 2006 - 11:46pm.
While researching her book The Breaking Point: How Today's Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis, Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger discovered that "women not only undergo bigger changes than men in middle age, but they also by some measures have a more positive attitude about their prospects in life."
One key source was "Turning Points In Adulthood," a chapter in the MacArthur Foundation's "How Healthy Are We? A National Study of Well-Being At Midlife." It shows that men and women are distinctly different in a measure of life fulfillment.
Researchers found that before 50, less women than men feel they have "fulfilled a special dream" in the last five years (24% vs 40%). But after 50, women's fulfillment goes up -- to 36% -- while men's falls to about 28%. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 31, 2008 - 10:29am.
According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 12, 2006 - 5:05pm.
Submitted by Wesley on December 27, 2006 - 11:10pm.
Submitted by Greg on September 25, 2007 - 10:29am.
Happiness for some may mean a bike ride at dawn, or spending time kicking a soccer ball with the kids. But for a part of humanity -- maybe even you -- happiness is checking items off a to-do list or contemplating an empty email inbox.
Odd? Certainly to some. But what they would consider borderline obsessive-compulsive behavior may also make the productivity-obsessed happier and healthier. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 9, 2007 - 7:12am.
Why are we reading so much about happiness of late?
Fortunately for those of us who want to maximize our personal happiness, happiness has become an increasingly important topic of research. »more»
Submitted by Greg on April 16, 2007 - 9:23am.
LifeTwo has long argued that what many people call their "midlife crisis" is really their normal reaction to a crisis that could occur at any time, but happened to them in midlife. Their "crisis" could be their emotional response to divorce, death in the family, job loss, serious illness, or other trauma. We've held that one such type of "midlife crisis" is actually depression.
Now a new study shows just how blurry the line is between feeling down after negative life events and clinical depression. »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 10, 2006 - 5:28pm.
Submitted by Wesley on February 9, 2007 - 10:30am.
"Boomers should act their age ... as they age," says Harry Jackson, Jr. of the St. Louis Dispatch. [Source: BoomerGirl.com]
Media hype aside, most individuals in their fifties will tell you that just getting out of bed is a reminder that they are definitely not thirty.
Even people in top shape need to recognize they're not kids anymore, says Dr. John Morley, chief of geriatrics at St. Louis University School of Medicine. "You cannot be at 50 what you were at 30."
Fortunately, it's not all bad news. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 28, 2007 - 10:00pm.
This page lists many ways you can learn more about improving your short- and long-term happiness. »more»
If you haven't read our "Happiness Week" features, that's a good place to start. It's a week's worth of articles that use Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar's book "Happier" as a guide and toolkit for improving your happiness every day.
Submitted by Greg on January 31, 2007 - 1:49am.
A few weeks ago I reviewed Nintendo's "Brain Age" for the DS handheld and found it somewhat dull. Always on the lookout for fun and worthwhile brain exercise tools, this week I grabbed a copy of Nintendo's "Big Brain Academy" with the hope that a different approach might bring some fun into my mental workout.
So now that LifeTwo owns the two leading brain training tools for the DS (and, judging by Amazon's videogame bestseller list, the leading such titles on any platform), which would I rather use to work myself into a mental sweat? »more»
Submitted by Greg on March 20, 2007 - 8:58am.
Research into brain aging is remarkable: we know so much, yet basic questions remain unanswered. In this overview, we'll look at what we understand about the brain's aging process, and how it can go awry and result in dementias like Alzheimer's disease. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on February 25, 2007 - 4:35pm.
Your career choice impacts your quality of life, standard of living, personal identity, and much more. By the time you hit middle age, career changes are far from easy, but many people feel a mismatch with the career that they had selected earlier in life and want to at least explore the possibility of pursuing a new career. Are you one of these people? »more»
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Submitted by Karen on May 14, 2008 - 9:10am.
Dear Oprah
How are you? I am fine. Well, all except for that little mishap at the grocery store yesterday. I suppose I shouldn't have had the second cup of coffee before I left to buy milk but who knew something as innocent as a little sneeze could cause that to happen! You would have known how to handle it - or should I say, hold it - Oprah. »more»
Submitted by jackie on May 13, 2008 - 3:10pm.
Wearing a wig is a fast and fun way to change your look for the evening or anytime you want. You don't have to be suffering hair loss to wear a wig. Wearing a wig can be a quick and beautiful way to be "fashion-ready" when you don't have time to wash, dry and style your hair. They can also be just plain fun and allow you the freedom to "be someone else" temporarily. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 4, 2008 - 1:39pm.
Yesterday I had a long conversation with an individual conducting research on the job prospects for "mature" workers, which is code for people over 50. We covered a lot of territory and I thought that a few of the key points were worthy of a post on LifeTwo. »more»
Submitted by Dating Goddess on May 2, 2008 - 4:49pm.
When in Singapore in January, I learned about a Chinese legend that is supposed to help you attract love. It’s pretty simple.
In Chinatown, a friend pointed out two Mandarin duck figurines. She said if you put these little statues in your bedroom so they faced each other bill-to-bill, they would attract love to you.
Why? »more»
Submitted by jackie on April 29, 2008 - 12:51pm.
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) conferences rank high up on my list of "favorite aspects of my work." I just returned from the 16h Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine held April 25 - 27 at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida, where I discovered more of the latest, greatest ways to keep Aging Backwards. »more»
Submitted by jackie on April 22, 2008 - 10:23am.
The anti-aging industry is a $56 billion business and that number is expected to rise to $72 billion by 2009, according to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Have you ever googled "anti-aging?" You get 16,600,000 results! There are thousands of products on the market - some of which work and some that don't - for combatting wrinkles, age spots, sagging skin and all the unsightly tell-tale signs of aging. There are innovative procedures such as injections for just about every body part - lips, nasolabial folds, crow's feet, neck, hands - even feet. There are surgeries to correct just about any flaw you can think up.
I am not against opting for procedures that can safely make me look and feel younger, but I just thought I'd remind you that there are plenty of things you can do to start Aging Backwards that won't cost an arm and a leg. In fact, they're free. »more»
Submitted by msmeta on April 22, 2008 - 8:53am.
A confession: When I turned 50, it was as if the warranty on my body expired. Within several months of that landmark birthday, I spent a week in the hospital — and several months thereafter — recovering from the effects of a blood clot. I developed sciatica down my left leg (and overcame my suspicion of chiropractors). »more»
Submitted by Dating Goddess on April 21, 2008 - 5:33pm.
For a relationship to work long term, I believe it’s important that you are able to fit into each other’s world. Not that you have to live parallel lives with the same profession, income, hobbies, etc.
But is important that you can easily slip into each other’s activities, gracefully converse with the other’s counterparts and dress appropriately for the occasion. »more»
Submitted by gypsynester on April 17, 2008 - 7:22am.
David and I have one chick left in the nest. He graduates from high school on June 8, 2008. And I am marking the days. I keep a gigantic calendar and mark a red X each day. For my son's sake (and to avoid horrified looks from house guests), I keep the calendar between the mattresses of my bed. »more»
Submitted by jackie on April 15, 2008 - 9:57am.
You know how sometimes you hear a song and you can't get it out of your head? That's exactly what's happened to me with Skinny Songs by Heidi Roizen (with a host of other great talent), but it's more like 10 songs that I can't get out of my head! In fact, I woke up this morning with one of my favorite Skinny Songs on my mind, which makes me wonder if they've secretly embedded subliminal messages into the songs. How's that for a conspiracy theory? »more»
Submitted by Laurie Israel on April 10, 2008 - 11:45am.
As a practicing divorce attorney and divorce mediator, I’ve met a number of couples that, if they had been given some good advice (and had remembered that advice) a few years or even months earlier, they would not be divorcing. The following advice is based on my observations as a divorce attorney, a mediator/conflict resolver, and as an experienced, mature married person. »more»
Submitted by jackie on April 8, 2008 - 10:17am.
By now you've probably heard of antioxidants and their beneficial role in fighting free radical damage in our bodies, which has been linked to many diseases as well as aging. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on April 2, 2008 - 11:38am.
Over the past few years, happiness research has attracted the interest of experts from many fields, the most interesting of which might be the statisticians/economists. Arthur Brooks, a top scholar of economics and public policy, tackles the question of "what makes us happy" in his new book "Gross National Happiness" by using reams of data and in the process comes up with some surprising and interesting conclusions. Among them: »more»
Submitted by jackie on April 1, 2008 - 11:33am.
Ah, the beauty of spring. Flowers are blooming, pollen is flying through the air, birds are chirping, warm weather is approaching and that urge to clean is starting to tickle. When you think of spring cleaning, you probably think of traditional cleaning and organizing, but what about spring cleaning for your life? »more»
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