Dr. Antoine Piau is a geriatrician at the University Hospital of Toulouse. Author of the book When I get old, everything will be fineAt Hachette, he is one of the columnists for France 5’s “Le Magazine de la santé” program.
The main thing is to avoid everyday life. Habits are good, but without excesses. Therefore, we should refrain as much as possible from repeating the daily routine, always seeing the same people, talking about the same topics… When we grow up, we tend to close ourselves in the routine. This can certainly be comforting and reassuring. One can think that it saves us from stress. But we need to distinguish between toxic stress and positive stress, which activates us and motivates us not to sit on our couch and watch TV all day. This good stress inspires us to challenge our brains. In retirement, it is therefore important to set new goals, new projects and new interests…
Source: Le Figaro
