I’m not sure why Business Insider ran a story about billionaires who dropped out of college. I hope it was not to convince more young folks to try it. Something tells me if these businessmen had to do it all over again, they would stay in school. It’s just a hunch. What do you think?

https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaire-college-dropouts-bill-gates-mark-zuckerberg-2019-8

Some seniors ease into retirement, others suffer. I know so many people who were forced into retirement and then they had health problems soon after. This is all a terrible predicament.

To make matters worse, a friend sent me an article from the Atlantic magazine that talks about how most careers peak at a certain age. People may stay on the job, but their chance of achieving something noteworthy is highly unlikely. Everyone has their good years, and then they coast.

Most folks don’t realize that they only have a stretch of time when they can do their best work. It varies from person to person so I suggest you read the article to figure out when you were the star of your profession.

The article didn’t come as a surprise to me. Even though I am still working, I can clearly see that I will never get the accolades and money that I commanded in the heyday of my career.

I have made peace with that. I get enough jollies from the work itself. I did think this article was helpful because it traces the careers of others. I liked learning about the theory of when most people are productive. It’s a lot to think about, and to pass along to the younger folks.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/work-peak-professional-decline/590650/

There is new hope for people with rare illnesses. Netflix has a new series called “Diagnosis” which relies on crowdsourcing to “help solve medical mysteries.”

Crowdsourcing is the method used to obtain information on a particular topic by using the services of a large number of people on the Internet.

This should make us all very happy because someone, somewhere, may have the answer to cure a medical condition, or help improve it. That was my intent last week when I wrote about the child of a my friend who can’t swallow. We actually got a few leads that the family is pursuing.

The new TV series is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders’ column in the New York Times magazine, which features people who are searching for medical answers. Sanders, a Yale University professor, was the doctor who had inspired the hit show “House.”

CNET, a tech site, details exactly how Dr. Sanders, uses the Internet to help gather helpful medical information. It also mentions that TNT has a new show called “Chasing the Cure, hosted by Ann Curry, that helps people find answers to their medical problems.

https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-series-diagnosis-taps-crowdsourcing-to-solve-medical-mysteries/

What a great summer for movies. Everyone is always asking me what I recommend. Here is the line-up. Let me know your choices. Everyone wants to share!!!!!

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It may be a good idea to read the New York Times article below which asks the question “if older people smell differently?”

The article brings up the fact that most older folks take all kinds of meds that could give off an odor that is associated with seniors. Some older people just don’t groom themselves well enough.

It’s true. When I was younger I often noticed the musty odor every time I visited the home of an elderly person. My mother was fastidious about keeping her home clean and I hope I follow in her footsteps.

The New York Times says “the best advice for combating age-related odor is simply to take care of yourself and your home: exercise, stay healthy and hydrated, eat clean food, open windows, launder clothing and sheets.”

One would think seniors would know to do this already, but as we get older maybe some of us relax the rules a little bit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/well/live/do-older-people-have-a-different-smell.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share