Useful at Every Age: Contribution as the retirement plan for meaning
Maeve Sutton · narrated by Bridget Farrow
2026
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Retirement can quietly empty a calendar that used to be full of purpose. This is a case for staying useful on purpose: why contribution, not leisure, is what actually sustains meaning after the working years end, how to find roles that fit a slower pace without shrinking your value, and small ways to matter to the people around you every week. Grounded, clear-eyed, and built for the long stretch ahead.
18 chapters
- 1An Opening5m
- 2Chapter 1: The Job Isn't the Point, the Purpose Is13m
- 3Chapter 2: What We Really Lose When We Stop Contributing11m
- 4Chapter 3: Why Purpose Keeps the Body Young13m
- 5Chapter 4: The Small Ways You Already Matter12m
- 6Chapter 5: Finding Your Next Useful Thing13m
- 7Chapter 6: The Kitchen Table Check In12m
- 8Chapter 7: Showing Up for Someone13m
- 9Chapter 8: The Body That Backs You Up12m
- 10Chapter 9: Rest Without Retiring13m
- 11Chapter 10: The Ripple You Don't See12m
- 12Chapter 11: When Old Roles No Longer Fit13m
- 13Chapter 12: Your Simple Weekly Plan for Staying Useful12m
- 14Chapter 13: Keeping the Spark Alive12m
- 15Chapter 14: When It's More Than a Slump12m
- 16Conclusion3m
- 17About the Author1m
- 18If You Would Like to Keep Going1m
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