As the boomer generation's hair turns gray, it's not surprising to see retirement advice books like this one, which argues against conventional scenarios. As founder and CEO of New Directions, which coaches older workers on making the transition from working to life after a career, author Corbett points out that boomers' longer life expectancy and better health means that reprioritizing may be more rewarding than simply stopping working. In his first few chapters, Corbett discusses why the concept of retirement needs to be retired, then quickly moves to his central proposal. He encourages readers to focus on building a portfolio of skills, which allows them to shuffle their skills in the same way they would remix a financial portfolio, rather than follow a linear career trajectory. Instead of abandoning work altogether, people can refocus later in life on the preferred skills and meaningful pursuits that suit them best.

当婴儿潮一代的头发变白时，看到像这样的退休建议书就不足为奇了，这本书反对传统的设想。作为新方向（New Directions）的创始人和首席执行官，该公司指导老年员工在职业生涯结束后从工作过渡到生活，作者Corbett指出，婴儿潮一代的预期寿命更长，健康状况更好，这意味着重新确定优先顺序可能比简单地停止工作更有回报。在他的前几章中，科贝特讨论了为什么退休的概念需要退休，然后迅速转向他的核心提案。他鼓励读者专注于构建技能组合，这让他们可以像重新组合金融投资组合一样调整技能，而不是遵循线性职业轨迹。与其完全放弃工作，人们可以在以后的生活中重新关注最适合自己的技能和有意义的追求。