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What does retirement look like now?

Forget the stereotype of a goodbye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course or sitting in front of the TV.

Instead of an abrupt and permanent exit from the workforce, today's retirement often unfolds slowly over time as people move in and out of post-retirement jobs.

This shift, along with an aging population, is reflected in U.S. workforce demographics.

Nearly one quarter of U.S. workers are older than 55, and the Bureau of Labor

Statistics predicts that the number of workers older than 75 will almost double by 2030. So what

do these shifts mean for modern retirement? How has the rise of remote work and the gig economy

change the way people plan for and experience

retirement? How does retirement and post-retirement work affect people's mental, physical, and

emotional health? If you're close to retirement yourself, what questions should you be asking

to determine whether it's the right time to cut the cord? And if retirement is still

years away for you, what should you do now to set yourself up for a happy retirement in the future?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association

that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr. Mo Wang, a university distinguished professor at the Warrington College of

Business at the University of Florida. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives,

chair of the management department, and director of the Human Resource Research Research Center.

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