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What Ageing Well Actually Means
Financial and economic security matter — of course. But they are not everything, and Jack Lack’s Listening Chair is not primarily about money.
The concern here is the full range of what researchers and those who have lived long and well recognise as the hallmarks of ageing well: activity, independence, physical health, mental acuity, purpose, social connection, resilience, financial security, emotional wellbeing, and lifelong learning. This list is growing.
Each Commentary will explore one or more of these hallmarks in depth — drawing mostly on research conducted on human beings, with appropriate credit always given to those whose work is cited.
Where animal studies are referenced — sometimes there are good reasons for that — the reasons are acknowledged honestly. The subject of Jack Lack’s Listening Chair is always, ultimately, the human life.
Jack Lack’s Listening Chair is always here, as is your welcome.