New map of life and extra time
MIT Sloan School of Management predicts[11] that given the average level of savings in advanced economies, many people currently in their mid-40s are likely to need to work into their early to mid-70s; many currently in their 20s (many of whom could live to be over 100) will be working into their late 70s, and even into their 80s. Yet, while many people know they will have to restructure their lives and careers, corporations are unprepared, compounded by governments and institutions slow to respond with policies to facilitate the societal shifts underway. This problem has only been made more urgent to address given the pandemic.
Julia Randell-Khan is a consulting fellow on the New Map of Life initiative at Stanford University's Center on Longevity[12], led by Professor Laura Carstensen. It aims to change narratives about growing old to conversations about long lives and to identify and implement the changes needed so that people can live well...
