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Essential for the rest of your life' Daniel H. Pink, author of\u003ci\u003e When \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Drive\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The secrets of ageing well ... a serious, evidence-based guide to what really works and why' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have long been encouraged to think of old age as synonymous with a decline in skills. Yet recent studies show that our decision making improves as we age, and our happiness levels peak in our eighties. What really happens to our brains as we get older?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Changing Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(published in America as \u003ci\u003eSuccessful Aging\u003c\/i\u003e), neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author Daniel Levitin invites us to dramatically shift our understanding of aging, demonstrating the many benefits of growing older. 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