Boomers, the National Archives has a Job For You

Boomers flow like ink on a page,Loops and swirls, wisdom with age.Letters dance, a personal touch,A signature that still means

Chip Conley

April 9, 2025

Boomers, the National Archives has a Job For You

Songs in the Key of Life

Back in May of 2024, I was reminded that there’s a fine line between terrifying and exhilarating.I was in Santa

Paul Gilbert

March 30, 2025

Songs in the Key of Life

Riding Waves, Riding Horses: The Value of a Beginner’s Mind

When I bought my home in Baja nearly nine years ago, I adopted a growth mindset when it came to

Chip Conley

March 25, 2025

Riding Waves, Riding Horses: The Value of a Beginner’s Mind

New Technology is a New Opportunity to Learn

Here I sit, in rural Vermont, at age 58—enjoying the “messy middle” and plotting my next act.At 58, my father

David Weaver Weaver

March 15, 2025

New Technology is a New Opportunity to Learn

The Myth of “Having It All Figured Out”

I sold my company Joie de Vivre in 2010 after two-dozen years of painstakingly growing it into one of the

Chip Conley

March 7, 2025

The Myth of “Having It All Figured Out”

Being a Beginner With Arthur Brooks

So, I got some face time yesterday with the “From Strength to Strength” author who’s been a big fan of

Chip Conley

February 20, 2025

Being a Beginner With Arthur Brooks

How About a Department of Learning?

The argument is that education is already best managed at the state and local level, there’s too much bureaucracy in

Chip Conley

January 28, 2025

How About a Department of Learning?

2025 is the Year You Expand Your Horizons

You don’t know your limits until you’ve exceeded them. I’ve learned that as an entrepreneur who flirted with bankruptcy, as

Chip Conley

January 15, 2025

2025 is the Year You Expand Your Horizons

Embracing the Late Bloomer Journey

Being a Late Bloomer can feel incredibly defeating—until it doesn’t. In my youth, I struggled. I hadn’t found my passion

Mary Mandell

January 4, 2025

Embracing the Late Bloomer Journey

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”

5 Essential Questions to Ask in Your 50s

“Ten years from now, what will you regret if you don’t learn it or do it now?” Anticipated regret is

Chip Conley

October 9, 2024

5 Essential Questions to Ask in Your 50s

Songs in the Key of Life

There’s a fine line between terrifying and exhilarating.Sitting in front of a small group of intimate strangers, I’m about to

Paul Gilbert

September 29, 2024

Songs in the Key of Life