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Tag Archives: intellectual stimulation

Becoming
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April 24, 2019 by Jean

When my book group decided to read Michelle Obama’s autobiography Becoming (Crown, 2018) this month, I was willing but not …
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Category: politics, Reading | Tags: Becoming, book group, intellectual stimulation, Michelle Obama
Going to School Forever
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January 28, 2019 by Jean

During my college teaching career, I sometimes joked to students that college professors were people who were better at going …
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Category: Aging, garden, Intellectual activity | Tags: aging, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, lifelong learning, Maine Master Naturalists, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, time utilization
Winter Reading
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January 13, 2019 by Jean

I am a voracious reader and have been for pretty much all my life. I remember my weekly dilemma when …
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Category: Living, politics, Reading | Tags: climate change, intellectual stimulation, Paul Hawken, political action, Project Drawdown
Reframing Aging
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May 1, 2018 by Jean

Last week, I attended a Symposium on Aging put on by the interdisciplinary Aging Initiative at the University of Southern …
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Category: Aging | Tags: aging, Aging Initiative, Elzabeth Peavey, FrameWorks Institute, framing, intellectual stimulation, University of Southern Maine
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

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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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