Aging: Water other people's tulips

In honor of Brian's birthday, we talk about the psychology of age and aging. Does being slightly older or slightly younger than your classmates in school impact you later in life? (Spoiler alert: yes!) What are some of the benefits of aging? And what advice do older adults have that we should all pay attention to today?

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Further Reading:

• “Happy birthday” by Wattie and Baker (2013)
• “Age and Gender Differences in Self-Esteem—A Cross-Cultural Window” by Bliedorn et. al. (2016)
• “Does Retirement Hurt Weil-Being?” By Reitzes, Mutran, and Fernandez (1996)
• “Personality changes for the better with age”  John, Gosling, and Potter (2003)
• “Happiness and age in European adults” by Morgan, Robinson, and Thompson (2015)
• 30 Lessons for Living by Pillemer (2012)

Produced by Scarlet Moon Things
Music by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings