#work tag - Briefly

At a time when the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is spreading across the U.S., 101-year-old Ann Angeletti who still works six days a week embodies the exact opposite ethos. Let's call it WATER (Work And Thrive, Evade Retirement). It's a fitting acronym, given she's cool, brimming with life and remains enthusiastic about running her store, Curiosity Jewelers in Cresskill, New Jersey.

Public health

Travel

fromBusiness Insider

9 months ago

I moved to Italy for my dream job, then lost it. Now that I'm back in the US, I'm even more motivated to return.

Relocating to Italy for work transformed personal life but ultimately ended in having to leave.

fromPsychology Today

10 months ago

Evolution Hates Your Cubicle-Here's How to Thrive Anyway

Work is an unnatural institution for humans, created in a world where survival dictated effortâsomething that often feels disconnected from living fully.

Productivity

Retirement

fromBusiness Insider

11 months ago

I'm 93 and am not ready to quit my job. I'm not rich but I'm comfortable and fulfilled.

Fay Pacchioli, at 93, continues working as a bookkeeper, driven by passion and the enjoyment of her life, despite financial challenges.

#work#work

I've been useful my entire life - to my employer, my family, my parents when they were aging - and I'm only now beginning to understand that being useful and being known are not the same thing, and I've had plenty of the first and almost none of the second - Silicon Canals

When There's Nothing Left to Do

The Ballad of Neko and Niko | The Walrus