B. F. Skinner’s advice for enjoying old age:
If you cannot find the kind of work you have done in the past, try something new. It need not be something that appeals to you at first sight. . . . Look for something you can do; the chances are, you will begin to enjoy it as soon as you do it well. If frustration or failure bothers you, start slowly. . . . You may be surprised at how easily you move on to longer hours and harder work. (Quoted from Enjoy Old Age: A Program of Self-Management, by B. F. Skinner and M. E. Vaughan, W. W. Norton & Co. Inc., 1983)
For a brief biography of B. F. Skinner, click here.
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