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old age

What I Wish I’d Known When I Was Younger

Arthur C. Brooks

December 18, 2025

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Time-Travel Thursdays

The Worst Kind of Writing About Young Adulthood

July 3, 2025

An older woman wearing glasses wags her finger

How to Define Old Age

Natalie Brennan and Yasmin Tayag

May 5, 2025

A black and white photo shows a white couple siting in folding chairs on the beach, facing one another and sharing the shade of a single umbrella.

Dear James: Never Too Old for a Barbaric Yawp

April 22, 2025

A happy group of senior citizens

America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old

January 2025 Issue

Illustration of white silhouette of portly older person with cane and cap on a dark background; inside the silhouette are images of the person in the cap doing activities like playing toss with child, biking, and shopping with a friend.

How to Be Happy Growing Older

Arthur C. Brooks

December 28, 2023

An illustration of an elderly man with a walking stick stepping on smiley-face circles

How to Build a Life

The Seven Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age

Arthur C. Brooks

February 17, 2022

Illustration of three elderly people sitting on a large, elongated smiley face

When Does Someone Become ‘Old’?

January 27, 2020

Jung on Life After Death

December 1962 Issue

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