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Ive posted before about research into the most important life lessons we can learn from older people, taken from Karl Pillemers excellent book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.

Heres another take on the same subject:

Before the 50th reunion of Harvard Business Schools class of 1963 they asked them what lessons they would pass on to younger people.

This isnt firm scientific research but we ignore it at our peril. We can learn much about life from those who have seen it to the end.

The site has a lot of content but Ive gone through and curated the bits that I felt were most useful and insightful. Hat tip to my friend Nick for the pointer.

ANONYMOUS:

I would have been a better leader if I had been less cocky in my early career, and more confident in my middle career.

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10 Life Lessons You Can Learn From the Smartest Older People