Seven advice-laden conclusions for remaining productive in the wisdom years¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article concludes with seven pieces of advice distilled from the wisdom-years interviews: "(a) Do not retire, but if you do, retire to something, (b) follow your bliss, (c) work hard, (d) offset aging challenges, (e) be inspired by role models, (f) be a life-long learner, and (g) take heed of the universe conspiring." These conclusions are the article's own forward-looking recommendations for readers drawn from the interview stories.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The advice is grounded in the interview stories of seven highly productive wisdom-years participants rather than in experimental tests of the recommendations.

Constraints¶

• The recommendations derive from a small qualitative sample of exceptionally productive individuals and are not experimentally validated.

Target Learners¶

• adults approaching or in retirement
• lifelong learners

Target Learning Goals¶

• sustaining productivity and engagement in later life
• lifelong learning

Claims¶

• Role models and aging-challenge management appear among the wisdom-years participants' strategies for sustained productivity [+W]
• Highly productive people in their wisdom years describe shunning retirement and remaining productive, according to qualitative interviews [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• 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