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When I was at university, we had many long, late-night, conversations about the meaning of life. We didn’t have many clues about what the meaning of life was, or how to achieve it, but we had an ongoing curiosity. I don’t recall much consensus, but it was certainly very enjoyable. In the decades since then,…

The research is clear – maintaining an active brain is one of the most important elements of flourishing in later life, though it’s sometimes underestimated. It’s useful for its own sake to keep your brain busy, agile and curious, of course; and it is also closely tied to independence, resilience, and even reduced risk of…

Do you have a little voice that pops up in your mind with criticisms or dire warnings such as ‘You’re too old to do that/wear that/say that/feel that?’, ’If you try that, you will fail’, ‘Everyone will laugh’, or even ‘Don’t be ridiculous’? You could call this voice the inner critic, or the voice of…

A number of years ago I had the privilege of interviewing Elkhonon Goldberg. one of the world’s top neuropsychologists, a prolific writer, illustrious advisor to numerous projects and until recently Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. I was interviewing him for the Australian Financial Review about age-proofing the brain and staving off…