The Agency to Write Our Own Script

There’s no better screenwriter of your life story than you, especially in the messiness of midlife. While it may be

Chip Conley

November 7, 2024

The Agency to Write Our Own Script

“I’m done-ish.”

Surveying the retirement landscape and acknowledging that he’d promised his wife that he would give more time to their marriage

Chip Conley

November 6, 2024

“I’m done-ish.”

The One Key Policy Proposal That Came Out of this Election Cycle

One of my favorite Presidential candidate policy proposals – that arrived late in the game – was Kamala Harris’ suggestion

Chip Conley

November 5, 2024

The One Key Policy Proposal That Came Out of this Election Cycle

Katharine Graham: A Modern Elder Role Model

Mrs. Graham grew up in an emotionally-remote, aristocratic home. She was insecure and stayed in the background taking care of

Chip Conley

November 4, 2024

Katharine Graham: A Modern Elder Role Model

THE HAPPY GROWNUP is Coming.

If you can clearly recall always making sure that on Wednesday nights you were somewhere you could watch Dynasty, then

Laurentz Gilmore

November 3, 2024

THE HAPPY GROWNUP is Coming.

The Way Grandmothers Are

In the messy middle of my life, I went through a divorce, an empty nest (number four left for college),

Connie Mason Michaelis

November 2, 2024

The Way Grandmothers Are

Why I Love Wisdom 2.0

They only give you answers.” This is part of the reason I’ve loved going to Wisdom 2.0 conferences for more

Chip Conley

November 1, 2024

Why I Love Wisdom 2.0

A Poem I Wrote That Turned Into a Song (with the help of a friend)

Thank you to MEA Shawn Garvey for creating this 2-minute song using AI based upon this poem I wrote for

Chip Conley

October 30, 2024

A Poem I Wrote That Turned Into a Song (with the help of a friend)

Creating Wide Margins in Your Life

Deep, thoughtful writer Maria Popova is one of those people for me. She celebrated 18 years of publishing The Marginalian

Chip Conley

October 29, 2024

Creating Wide Margins in Your Life

Why I Love Teaching “Long-Life Learning”

I will teach our MEA curriculum to more than forty cohorts this year, some week-long public workshops, some shorter private

Chip Conley

October 28, 2024

Why I Love Teaching “Long-Life Learning”

Wisdom Across Time and Space

On the eve of my 55th birthday, I visited a park in Paris that I’d frequented often while studying abroad

Kristin Brownstone

October 27, 2024

Wisdom Across Time and Space

Reimagining Governance Through Maslow’s Hierarchy: A Small Island’s Reflection on Societal Wisdom

In an era of unprecedented global challenges, from climate change to economic inequality, we find ourselves grappling with what can

Marc Winn

October 26, 2024

Reimagining Governance Through Maslow’s Hierarchy: A Small Island’s Reflection on Societal Wisdom