How to Live to Be 100—and Like It!
A Handbook for the Newly Retired
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One of the first things you’ll notice after you retire, and perhaps the biggest surprise, is how differently others perceive you. Many will feel you’ve changed from being a productive member of society to one who sits on the sidelines. No longer a contributor, you now benefit from the contributions of others.
There’s the growing belief that you’re now one of the seniors whose interests may be at variance with those of the rest of society. You’re probably a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, whose power and influence in Washington is widely feared.
This is the world you’re entering, with changed conditions and challenges. It’s the world you’ll be living in for the rest of your life. You need to face it, and develop a lifestyle which will last as long as you do. This book seeks to help you, suggesting ways you can live comfortably, confidently, with health and happiness throughout.
With its assistance, you should be able to avoid unpleasant surprises, and in your turn should surprise friends and family with the successful management of the events of your life.
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About the Book
No one is truly qualified to state definitely how to live to be one hundred, although there has been much research on the subject. There are too many uncertainties and unknowns. Looking at the research, though, talking with experts in many fields, and assessing his experiences in a long lifetime have given Clifford Bebell insight into many factors that seem to contribute to longevity. How to Live to Be 100—and Like It! is the culmination of his thoughts on how to happily thrive in retirement.
His life has been full of the incidents and accidents of retired life— after those of a working life have passed. He acquired and applied many practical ideas learned in his ninety-five years of living, including the experiences of fifty-eight years of marriage and membership in a family of thirty-two, including six children, thirteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
To anyone who’s ever wondered what life would be like after retirement, wonder no more! It’s not ceaseless pleasure! It’s not endless leisure! It’s the rest of your life!
Let How to Live to Be 100—and Like It! help you to make choices, face decisions, learn alternatives, and see possibilities— to live to be one hundred and be happy.
About the Author
Clifford Bebell’s education includes graduation from Princeton University with a mathematics major, and two degrees from Columbia—a master’s degree in mathematics education and a doctorate specializing in curriculum development and in measurement and research. He was on the faculty of several universities, including Rutgers and the University of Denver. Born in New York City, he moved to Colorado in 1951, where he still lives today.