During meeting one the group met remotely on “zoom” to discuss part 1 of the book.  Many of us were concerned that the book was a self-help book.  Dawn was happy that the author supported content with the results of scientific studies. This section focused on the effect of mindset on aging and that older adults did much worse on memory tests when they were reminded of their “age”.  An interesting study indicated that even young adults were affected by the ageism messages. We talked about how self-criticism can lead to loss of confidence and then failure and how a positive shift, the theme of the book, could possible change that trajectory.  For many people we concluded including the author, this type of shift is not natural. Their tendency is to view the world with a half empty not half full glass.

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