Does life get harder as you get older?

Does life get harder as you get older? That’s a 32% difference between our expectations and reality! Despite our youthful pessimism about growing older, a mounting body of scientific evidence shows that, in many ways, life improves with age. We become happier and less anxious, more adaptive and resilient.

That’s a 32% difference between our expectations and reality! Despite our youthful pessimism about growing older, a mounting body of scientific evidence shows that, in many ways, life improves with age. We become happier and less anxious, more adaptive and resilient.