The Aging OS

The second half of life involves many connected systems, from movement, sleep, and recovery to money, relationships, and the places people inhabit. Lisa J. Scott examines aging through this wider structure, considering how the conditions of daily life relate to autonomy, vitality, and meaning.

Identity, curiosity, creativity, and time also belong within that picture. Rather than making youth or appearance the measure of success, the book asks how a life can continue to support the person living it, while questioning cultural expectations that equate getting older with retreat or disappearance.