Articles Posted by Bill Leavitt
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventures
Don’t worry, be happy, prioritize Busy lives often give people too much to do and that can lead to stress and frustration. Whether you are in your working years or enjoying retirement, stress can adversely affect…
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure
During my working years I became an authority on “time management.” I commuted to downtown Chicago and worked long hours. Also, I was involved in several organizations. To get everything done, I developed techniques for efficiently utilizing my…
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure Caring for pets can cure seniors’ boredom, loneliness
Pets are more popular than ever. During the pandemic, stay-at-home families and others adopted pets in record numbers. Why? Because pets are a great cure for loneliness. When they have a pet, families stuck at home for weeks and…
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Tips for helping senior consumers practice Buyer Beware
I can’t count the number of times in my lifetime I have been told “Buyer Beware,” but that warning has never been truer than it is today. And seniors are most vulnerable because we were…
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Adventures in Retirement Answers to ‘words from our past quiz’
Most of the words in last month’s quiz have interesting stories behind them. Those of us who were around in the 1940s will find most of them to be familiar. However, few of us know what each…
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Test our smarts, multiple choice
Guess what the following terms mean or where they are from. Sign the statement that indicates you have not cheated: “I promise that I have not used a dictionary or the internet to find these…
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure Spicing up your life with variety, change
Many people feel that doing routine things is comforting; that is, doing the same things over and over again feels easy and comfortable. Change is often difficult and discomforting. However, in fact, change can create happiness. Steven Levitt…
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure | Memories of past generations serve as mental pictures
Every now and then I remember a word or phrase that takes me back to my youth. Fiddlesticks, by golly, heavens to Betsy, bogyman, hideout, and cap guns are words like that for me. It is pleasant…
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Retirement: Life’s Greatest Adventure Curing boredom by doing something meaningful
Many seniors experience boredom from time to time. Others are not aware of it but are nonetheless frequently bored. Why are seniors bored and what can they do about it? Boredom is simply the opposite of being…
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Retirement; Life’s Greatest Adventure Choosing appropriate sports that are good for you
Many seniors are leading healthy active lives by developing healthy habits. Eating right, controlling weight, and just moving around all lead to a longer, happier, more active life. However, it is desirable to evaluate your health…
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