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The 100-Year Life

Living and Working in an Age of Longevity
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The 100-Year Life by Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton explores how people can prepare for longer lifespans, as living up to a hundred years becomes more common. It provides insights into rethinking career paths, relationships, and education to adapt to a longer life, urging a proactive approach to financial and personal planning in this extended timeline.
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This insightful read may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring how longer lifespans impact work, careers, and personal development. It offers compelling strategies for adapting to a world where living to 100 is increasingly common, integrating financial, career, and life planning to embrace this new reality. Perfect for those eager to understand and thrive in the evolving landscape of business and entrepreneurship.

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What will your 100-year life look like?

A new edition of the international bestseller, featuring a new preface.

'Brilliant, timely, original, well written and utterly terrifying' - Niall Ferguson

Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time?

Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse. Life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, and increasing numbers of people are juggling multiple careers. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways.

The 100-Year Life is here to help.

Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships to create a fulfilling 100-year life.

Β· How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between work and leisure?

Β· What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic lifespan?

Β· How can you make the most of your intangible assets – such as family and friends – as you build a productive, longer life?

Β· In a multiple-stage life, how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways of living, working and learning?

Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and featuring a new preface, The 100-Year Life is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that you will face. It is also fundamentally a call to action for individuals, politicians, firms, and governments and offers the clearest demonstration that a 100-year life can be a wonderful and inspiring one.

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Many reviewers praise The 100-Year Life as an insightful and necessary exploration of how extended lifespans will transform personal and societal norms. It is described as both a timely and thought-provoking read that challenges individuals, organisations, and governments to rethink life planning in light of increasing longevity. The book is commended for its original approach, engaging writing, and ability to stimulate reflection on future opportunities and choices.

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ISBN: 9781526622839

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 312g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School where she teaches an elective on the Future of Work and directs an executive program on Human Resource Strategy. Lynda is a fellow of the World Economic Forum, is ranked by Business Thinkers in the top 15 in the world, and was named the best teacher at London Business School in 2015.

Andrew J. Scott is Professor of Economics at London Business School, a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford University and the Centre for Economic Policy Research having previously taught at Harvard and London School of Economics. He has served as an advisor on macroeconomics to a range of governments and central banks and was Non-Executive Director on the UK’s Financial Services Authority.

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