Forget Nonna-Maxxing. Ask Your Grandmother One Question Instead
Before you turn to Google or AI for life advice, think about who you could call. Maybe it’s your grandmother, an older neighbor, a longtime family friend, or the former colleague who always seemed to understand what mattered—and what really didn’t.Karl Pillemer has made a career out of doing just that.
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Before you turn to Google or AI for life advice, think about who you could call. Maybe it’s your grandmother, an older neighbor, a longtime family friend, or the former colleague who always seemed to understand what mattered—and what really didn’t.Karl Pillemer has made a career out of doing just that. The Cornell University gerontologist and author of 30 Lessons for Living directs The Legacy Project, which has gathered practical life advice from nearly 1,500 older adults since 2004. Across backgrounds, income levels, and regions, Pillemer says, the same handful of themes surfaced again and again: Prioritize relationships over money.
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- Before you turn to Google or AI for life advice, think about who you could call. Maybe it’s your grandmother, an older neighbor, a longtime family friend, or the former colleague who always seemed to understand what mattered—and what really didn’t.Karl Pillemer has made a career out of doing just that.
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