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When job-hopping, make sure not to accidentally bring your old company’s culture along for the ride, said Bob Baxley, a former director of design at Apple.”I think my own particular mistake, and I’ve seen this with some other Apple executives as well, is we went directly from Apple — I…

I spent several summers lazing at home, watching movies with my family, and swinging with abandon at the playground with my friends.Eventually, my mother suggested sending me to an overnight camp. I had never been away from my parents for more than a night, and the camp, about a four-hour…

I may be greyer and have more wrinkles, but as I approach 60, I’m also wiser. I don’t want to be 21 again, so I’m embracing the things that matter most at this stage in life. For me, it’s not necessarily about slowing down, but more about changing gears and…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mira Armstrong, a 92-year-old from Porepunkah, Australia. It has been edited for length and clarity.I built my home with my husband, Bruce, in 1956. Now that I’m 92 years old, I still live independently. I hope I croak it here.I was…