Extra Time: 10 Lessons for an Ageing Society - How to Live Longer and Live Better

Extra Time: 10 Lessons for an Ageing Society - How to Live Longer and Live Better
Camilla Cavendish

From award-winning journalist, Camilla Cavendish, comes a profound analysis of one of the biggest challenges facing the human population today.The Western world is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. By 2050, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber children aged five and under. But our systems are lagging woefully behind this new reality. In Extra Time, Camilla Cavendish embarks on a journey to understand how different countries are responding to these unprecedented challenges.Travelling across the world in a deeply researched and entirely human investigation, Camilla contests many of the taboos around ageing, and sparks a debate about how governments, employers, the media and each one of us should handle the final few decades of life. In this manifesto for change, she argues that if we take a more positive approach, we should be able to reap the benefits of a prolonged life, and help the elderly to play a fuller part in society. But that will mean a revolution: in work, in education, in housing, in medicine – and in our attitudes.An intricate exploration of immediate, human issues, Extra Time features memorable stories certain to leave a lasting impact on all its readers.

Copyright (#ulink_9b439c1c-3750-5dbc-866f-cb2c7c056a36)

HarperCollinsPublishers

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)

First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

FIRST EDITION

Text © Camilla Cavendish 2019

Illustrations © HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

Cover design by Steve Leard © HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

Cover photograph © Shutterstock.com

A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library

Camilla Cavendish asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Find out about HarperCollins and the environment at www.harpercollins.co.uk/green (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/green)

Source ISBN: 9780008295158

Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008295189

Version 2019-04-25

Contents

Cover (#u2106d71c-5486-5cc6-8f41-b99b2ad6fcbe)

Title Page (#u9f024ac4-2ffe-5492-b5ce-97311c93e17f)

Copyright (#ulink_654c3327-720e-545e-8087-8a7313831a4d)

Dedication (#ulink_78244b5c-7f9d-5ad2-af04-d281fb21912c)

Introduction (#ulink_dce44943-b4fb-5e66-abf9-7081d3610036)

The New World of Extra Time (#ulink_dce44943-b4fb-5e66-abf9-7081d3610036)

1 The Death of Birth (#ulink_268553db-59c2-5298-95f0-2ed57e5ace70)

Demography tips the balance of power (#ulink_268553db-59c2-5298-95f0-2ed57e5ace70)

2 Younger Than You Thought (#ulink_9d8e2ccf-f429-512e-a06f-d4d2a38cb47f)

The stages of life are changing (#ulink_9d8e2ccf-f429-512e-a06f-d4d2a38cb47f)

3 Just Do It (#ulink_c456485a-88e7-589a-af0e-ba99b04fbef1)

If exercise and diet was a pill, we’d all be taking it (#ulink_c456485a-88e7-589a-af0e-ba99b04fbef1)

4 No Desire to Retire (#litres_trial_promo)

Don’t give up the day job (#litres_trial_promo)

5 New Neurons (#litres_trial_promo)

Old brains can learn new tricks – and they must, to keep in shape (#litres_trial_promo)

6 In the Genes (#litres_trial_promo)

Immortality isn’t here yet, but anti-ageing drugs are on the way (#litres_trial_promo)

7 Out of the Ghetto (#litres_trial_promo)

Everyone needs a neighbourhood (#litres_trial_promo)

8 Health Revolution (#litres_trial_promo)

Robots care for you, humans care about you (#litres_trial_promo)

9 Finding Ikigai (#litres_trial_promo)

Purpose Is Vital (#litres_trial_promo)

10 Generation Hexed (#litres_trial_promo)

We need a new social contract (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

A Different, Better World (#litres_trial_promo)

Endnotes (#litres_trial_promo)