Today, I'm excited to welcome Ken Stern to the podcast. Ken is the founder and chair of the Longevity Project, host of Century Lives from the Stanford Center on Longevity, former CEO of NPR, and author of Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives. His research explores an aspect of retirement planning that rarely gets enough attention: our social health.
Far too many people spend years wondering whether they've saved enough to retire, but very few think about whether they are socially ready to retire. Work provides much more than a paycheck. It provides routines, relationships, purpose, and regular interaction with other people, but when that disappears, retirement can become far more isolating than most people anticipate.
In our conversation, Ken explains why strong social connections are critical to our health and longevity, how to replace the relationships and routines we lose when we leave the workforce, and why we should approach retirement with the same intentionality we brought to our careers.
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In this podcast interview, you'll learn:
- Why being financially ready for retirement doesn't necessarily mean you're socially ready.
- How leaving the workforce can unexpectedly disrupt your relationships, routines, and sense of purpose.
- Why strong social connections can play such an important role in healthy aging and longevity.
- What longer-lived countries can teach us about work, learning, volunteering, and intergenerational connection.
- How place planning and proximity can make it easier to build meaningful relationships in retirement.
- Why your social connection plan should begin long before your final day of work.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/586
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