・From the 60s, people who have reached their 60th birthday will rebuild their own lives at a point that deviates from the values and competitive principles of business society, what kind of attitude should people who have reached such a 60th birthday have, how should they realistically deal with it, what is necessary to go around the final corner of their lives and achieve their own goals, the author will reach his 60th birthday in 2020, and I want to share issues with his contemporaries (p23)
・People after retirement should think carefully about what and how much time they will spend on the rest of their lives, and it is no exaggeration to say that the value of each person's life is determined (p35)
・There is a truth that people who are aware that there are things that go beyond their will in the world do not become lonely, and it is probably people after retirement who are more definitely aware of these things than young people (p43)
・If you can afford it financially, it is possible to invest in stocks, mutual funds, gold, crypto assets, etc. for the purpose of diversified investment, and after your savings exceed a fixed amount (3 million for those who own a home, 10 million yen for those without a home), you can invest within a fixed amount (about 25% in total) (p63)
・There is a difference in the level of fulfillment in life between people who have a habit of reading and those who don't. The reason is 1) reading is the cheapest and most reliable way to obtain information, 2) you can experience many lives through reading, and you can learn about the successes and failures of others (p74)
・The Chinese Communist Party simplified Chinese characters, but rather than improving the literacy rate, the purpose was to prevent the public from reading past literature; if character reforms are carried out in this way, history that has been accumulated up to that point disappears, history convenient for us will be completed, there are few current Japanese people who can freely read ancient texts and Chinese, and it is probably an effect of the education system reform by America (p81)
・People who have a good understanding of their country's culture, are strong in the Japanese language, and can express various expressions in their own language are regarded as more important than human resources who can speak English (p86)
・Lifelong learning is about learning hobbies, sports, performing arts, etc. without difficulty, which is a broad concept that is not linked to one's career, delves deep into one's own interests and makes life worth living (p89)
・Even if the schedule is overcrowded, the way to enhance private time (tips for time art) is to write a private schedule in advance in a schedule book and then set up a work schedule on top of that, otherwise you will be busy with work (p97)
・The energy that has been poured into work until then is directed to friends after retirement, and the people you will be in a relationship with for the rest of your life are people you can meet in real life (p117) and never exceed 10 people (p120)
・A hideout for old age is a secret base from childhood. I recommend renting a studio apartment close to home, and during the daytime I read books and do things related to my hobbies (P140)
・In the past, students with excellent grades at school or students with excellent athletic ability were in a higher position in the school caste, so they were not subject to bullying, but now “communication ability” is a major factor, and if it is low, they are targets of bullying (p144)
・The average life expectancy at age 60 is 23.6 for men and 28.9 years for women, and the difference between healthy life expectancy is 8.4 for men and 11.6 years for women. Some kind of support or nursing care will be necessary for about 10 years after this healthy life expectancy is exceeded (p179)
