Fit for work at over 50

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed program to increase performance and well-being

Exercise to train mental flexibility: - Excerpts from the so-called ’Stroo
Exercise to train mental flexibility: - Excerpts from the so-called ’Stroop task’. The instruction is not to read the words, but to name the color of their letters. Visually and semantically competing information must be deliberately retrieved or suppressed. © Oswald 2005 .

Am I over the hill? This question comes up regularly among workers over 50. A common prejudice is that older people’s efficiency and stress-tolerance are continuously decreasing. But mental performance, self-confidence, psychological resilience and well-being can be improved in the 50-plus generation. This is shown in a study by researchers from the Section of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Bonn, which was published online in advance in the European Journal of Ageing. ...

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