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A Lot Can Happen in 18 Years… Don’t Get Left Behind

The average 65-year old living in the U.S. today can expect to live for about 18 more years, according to the Social Security…

4 min readMay 26, 2023

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A Lot Can Happen in 18 Years… Don’t Get Left Behind

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Rob Croll

The concept of Individual Purpose Accounts has been on my mind since reading Jonathan Rauch’s…

In the book, Rauch notes a few things:

2 min readApr 11, 2023

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Mindfulness & Resilience Over 50

In the mid-1980s, I was introduced to “relaxation” techniques through some audio cassettes from a friend. I found them interesting, but…

3 min readNov 7, 2022

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Mindfulness & Resilience Over 50

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Rob Croll

The Promise of Efficiency

At one point in my younger days, I had the idea that I should become an efficiency expert. I loved the idea of being organized and getting…

2 min readJan 13, 2022

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Rob Croll

It Was a Good Day

I’ve been anxiously waiting to have a large tree removed from my backyard. Large, as in it would take at least three treehuggers to fully…

3 min readJan 7, 2022

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2021 — The Good Stuff

The dawn of a new year has not generally been a big deal to me. I haven’t liked to spend a lot of time reflecting on the past year, and I…

5 min readDec 30, 2021

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2021 — The Good Stuff

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Rob Croll

Alexa, Good Morning

I recently discovered that there is a standard “routine” that Alexa (the feared-but-mostly-useful-device) can perform.

1 min readDec 16, 2021

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I didn’t set out to write about gratitude on the day before Thanksgiving in the US, but alas here…

As I’m getting older, I’m finding the truth in this — that gratefulness is the source of happiness. For me, that has required a major…

3 min readNov 24, 2021

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I didn’t set out to write about gratitude on the day before Thanksgiving in the US, but alas here…

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Is It Wisdom or ?

I’ve been having some issues with my wi-fi for several days now. And by having some issues I mean I haven’t had any. First world problem…

3 min readNov 14, 2021

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Is It Wisdom or ?

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Rob Croll

It’s My Birthday, And I’ll Start Writing If I Want To

I’m celebrating my birthday today by launching my Medium account.

3 min readNov 9, 2021

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Rob Croll

Rob Croll

A middle-aged guy writing (mostly) about middle-aged things for middle-aged people. Mindfulness, resilience, and living an authentic life. (Occasional sarcasm.)

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