Better with Age, Alan D. Castel, PhD
Better with Age, Alan D. Castel, PhD
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Better with Age
The Psychology of Successful Aging

Author: Alan D. Castel, PhD

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

Age is an important number, but it can also be deceiving. After forty, most people say they feel younger than their years, some lie about their age, and many attempt to hide the signs of growing old.

Better with Age addresses the many myths and paradoxes about the aging process. Although most people think of their later years in terms of decline, they can be one of the best times in life. This book presents the latest scientific research about the psychology of aging, coupled with insights from those who have succeeded in doing it well, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Newhart, Jared Diamond, John Glenn, and John Wooden.

We are all aging, and many people are concerned about what to expect with advancing years. Retirement, happiness, and brain health are some of the many topics covered in this book. Better with Age shows what we can do now, at any stage in life, to make sure we enjoy old age.

About Alan D. Castel, PhD

Alan D. Castel, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on how cognition changes with age and how people selectively remember important events. His work has been supported by the National Institute on Aging and has been featured in the New York Times and Time magazine. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2004, completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, and has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at UCLA since 2006.


Reviews

Doris Jean, my dear Goodreads friend, sent me "Better with Age" so I felt compelled to read it even though I personally found it depressing. I will tell you why in a moment, but first let me tell you what it is about. It was actually a pretty informative book. The author, a professor at UCLA, intervi......more

Goodreads review by Rasa

Better with age on what? Evaluating situations and circumstances, knowing what we want and how to value things, how to be happy, and so on. A positive book that lets you believe that your aging has many advantages and brings quality in your late life. Scientific researches on memory, happiness gives......more

Goodreads review by Sandy

This book was very interesting and gave me a different perspective on aging. Some of the concepts in this book and the way that older people think of life compared to younger people was very interesting. As I read this book it reminded me a little bit of reading a textbook. Not the boring part about......more