<p>Retirement used to be a cliff edge: you’d be working one week, and gardening the next. That’s changing. Now, retirement can mean working on the things you enjoy at a slower pace, and staying engaged with new ideas. Isabel Berwick speaks to author, columnist and Harvard Professor Arthur C Brooks on the science of flourishing in later life, and what older brains can do that younger ones can’t. Later, Isabel talks to former FT journalist Michael Skapinker about the importance of staying engaged with old colleagues and new ideas – even if you’re not doing the same thing every day.</p><br><p><strong>Want more? Free links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4e7cSh1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s time we stopped talking about retirement</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4fodUpS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The sun is setting on traditional retirement</a></p><br><p>Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2be0f081-1da7-4290-b171-0ebcdbdf2149" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read the transcript of this episode which was first aired in December 2023 on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
