When she was over 65, professor Helen Hirsh experienced what many elderly people face: she began to lose confidence in herself. "It was as if I were irrelevant, invisible. The impression I had was that others no longer looked to me as a reference, they didn't value me as they used to", he says. Helen Hirsh: the author of ReSet says it is important to cultivate a “longevity mindset” Reproduction With a career spanning five decades in the field of education, he decided to delve deeper into the situation he was experiencing. "It was a turning point for me. I discovered that I was internalizing ageism, this negative view of old age, and that I would end up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, that is, I would become increasingly isolated and lost", he recalls. Coincidentally, a former student suggested that she take a social entrepreneurship course – and that's how she ended up creating Top Sixty Over Sixty (something like “the highlights over 60”), which became a reference in the fight against ageism and in favor of age diversity in Canada. In ReSet: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, which he has just released in partnership with Debra Yearwood, Hirsh puts into practice what he has experienced and learned: "In the first part of the book, I show how ageism has to be pointed out, denounced and never minimized, because it leads to isolation, depression and premature death. In the second part, I bring reflections, tools and strategies to rewrite this script.” Hirsh’s work “converses” with another that I recently wrote about. In Longevity Nation: the people, ideas, and trends changing the second half of our lives, the author, Michael Clinton, states: "We still live with 20th century thinking, and one of these constructions is that life is short. Therefore, we lack preparation, physical and mental, to live longer lives. At age 65, people are closing themselves off to new possibilities, based on the belief that their time has passed." At 77 years old, she proposes that we adopt what she calls the “longevity mentality”, that is, that we are fully aware that our lives – increasingly longer – must have meaning and purpose. “I started new things at 67 years old and I want to help the generations that come after us to do the same”, he emphasized in an online lecture I attended. Here are some of their top suggestions: Become aware: recognize ageism and deconstruct prejudice. Be ready to show others that, even without the intention of hurting or hurting, they diminish the elderly. An example is how caregivers address them in childish speech, as if they were small children. Ask yourself: what did you not start or stop doing thinking you were too old for such a thing? You need to reconnect with your strengths and motivation, valuing your own wisdom and experience. Find yourself again: new purposes, meanings and opportunities exist at any age. Get involved in causes you believe in, seek coexistence with other generations, stay engaged and visible. Sport transforms the routine and mentality of those seeking longevity