I write about my eighties not because my life has been exceptional, but because so few people my age write about this time of their life at all. I want to inspire them if I can to embrace the future not fear it. Trying to Understand What Defines Me A few weeks ago, I created … Continue reading
Category Archives: About life in the last third
Memories of the Past-Dreams of the Future-the Sweetness of Now
I have had difficulties living in the present. For most of my life, the future dominated my thoughts. I preferred dreams over memories. The present was about how to move to the future. Now that is starting to reverse. While I think about the future, it is often one in which I am no longer … Continue reading
I Love My Children but Miss My Kids
Last night I woke up around 3 a.m. thinking about my children. Not my children as they are today, but my children as they once were. I could see all three of them vividly: Adin at eight, Asher at six, and Dafna at two. We were living in Israel then. It was 1978. I was … Continue reading
How Susceptible Is Avram Miller to Flattery
AIs are great at using flattery to increase engagement. So it made sense that a friend commented “Does Chat GPT also measure to what extent you’re susceptible to flattery?” So I asked ChatGPT. Here is the response. Does Chat GPT also measure to what extent you’re susceptible to flattery? You appear less susceptible to flattery … Continue reading
What ChatGPT Figured Out About Me
I asked ChatGPT what it figured out about me on its own. This is what it said. The Hidden Profile: Inferences About Avram Miller Overview This document summarizes characteristics inferred from long-term patterns in questions, interests, decisions, and communication style. These are not facts that were explicitly stated, but conclusions that can reasonably be drawn … Continue reading
My memoir, The Flight of a Wild Duck, is now free on Substack — thanks to Claude Cowork.
https://avram.substack.com/p/the-flight-of-a-wild-duck-start-here It took me three years to write my memoir. The first year was spent doing research, the second writing, and the third editing. I enjoyed the process immensely. I had three audiences in mind while writing it. The first was people like me or parents of people like me who could not follow the … Continue reading
Let’s think of the people
I am thinking of my friends and family in Israel and hoping they stay safe. I am think of the people of Iran and wishing that they can soon enjoy the freedom and peace they so deserve.I have mixed emotions about the attack on Iran by Israel and the USA. But no mixed emotions about … Continue reading
Turning Silver into Gold-The Inversion of the Population Pyramid
I was recently interviewed by a newspaper in Genoa about an idea I’ve been developing—“Turning Silver into Gold.” Almost every developed nation in the world, with the notable exception of Israel, now has a birth rate below replacement level. Italy’s fertility rate is about 1.18 children per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to sustain … Continue reading
Longevity: The Roles of Genetics and Lifestyle
For years, I accepted the conventional wisdom that genetics accounts for less than 30% of human lifespan. I never really questioned that figure, and in retrospect, that’s a little embarrassing. But I was hardly alone. Those numbers were widely repeated, rarely examined, and neatly aligned with a popular narrative: that lifestyle choices largely determine our … Continue reading
Longevity in Your 40s
A new friend in Lecce recently asked me for advice about longevity. He was surprised by what he perceived as my relative youth. Others who know that I’ve worked in the field of longevity for years sometimes ask for my “secret.” I usually joke that the secret was choosing the right parents. That joke is … Continue reading
