Danish Researcher Says You Should Work Only 25 Hours a Week--But Until You're 80

Last week Prof. James Vaupel of Denmark opened a new center for research on the "biodemography of aging," and he did so with a bang, calling for a whole new kind of career plan, where no one works more than 25 hours a week, but everyone works until they're 80. His reasoning? As the website ScienceNordic put it, "When you're 20, you would rather spend more time with your friends. When you're 35, you want time with your kids. But then when you reach 70, you have far too much time on your hands."