Highly productive people in their wisdom years describe shunning retirement and remaining productive, according to qualitative interviews¶

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q2 i? Interviews with seven highly productive individuals in their wisdom years reveal how and why they shun retirement and remain productive. → Kiewra 2023

Evidence¶

Kiewra 2023¶

Kiewra, K.A., Walsh, J. & Labenz, C. (2023). Moving Beyond Fulfillment: Wisdom Years Stories of Passion, Perseverance, and Productivity. Educ Psychol Rev 35, 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09747-z

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Qualitative interview study of seven participants in their wisdom years, described as "those typically marked by retirement." The interviews aimed "to uncover how they remain so productive"; no effect sizes are reported, as is typical of qualitative work.

"Seven participants were interviewed to uncover how they remain so productive in their wisdom years, those typically marked by retirement."

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Related Claims¶

• Role models and aging-challenge management appear among the wisdom-years participants' strategies for sustained productivity — related
• The wisdom-years participants span diverse domains including educational psychology, television news, collegiate coaching, philanthropy, playwriting, and adventure hiking — related