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Tag Archives: intellectual stimulation

Old Dogs and New Tricks
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July 4, 2017 by Jean

For most of my life, I assumed that our ability to learn new things declines dramatically as we age, as …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, living in Maine, Maine Humanities Council, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, McLaughlin Garden, Portland Public Library, time utilization, volunteer work
Not What I Expected
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March 27, 2017 by Jean

Regular readers may have noticed that I’ve been A.W.O.L. from this blog in recent weeks. The reason is that all …
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Category: Living, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, intellectual stimulation, living in Maine, Maine Music Society Chorale, McLaughlin Garden, senior college, time utilization
New Year’s Check-Up: Wellbeing
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January 16, 2017 by Jean

In my last post, I focused on evaluating my use of time and money as I begin my third year …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, friendship, intellectual stimulation, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, relaxation, retirement, stress management, well-being
New Year’s Check-Up: Money and Time
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January 3, 2017 by Jean

When I retired in 2014, I didn’t have any doubts about doing so. I did have some anxieties, however, about …
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Category: Retirement finances, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, retirement, retirement finances, retirement savings, time utilization, volunteer work
American Nations
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November 7, 2016 by Jean

I recently finished reading Colin Woodard’s American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Penguin …
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Category: politics, Reading | Tags: American history, American Nations, American politics, American regional cultures, Colin Woodard, intellectual stimulation, Portland Public Library
First and Last Classes
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September 26, 2016 by Jean

I’m chagrined to realize that I’ve let two weeks slide by without posting here. It really is a busy season! …
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Category: Intellectual activity, Time/Activities | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, New England Wild Flower Society, teaching, time utilization, volunteer work
New Beginnings
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April 19, 2016 by Jean

During most of a lifetime spent in school (either as a student or as a teacher), spring never felt to …
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Category: Emotional responses, garden, Time/Activities | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, continuing education, garden, horticulture courses, intellectual stimulation, retirement, time utilization

I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

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