Some Negative Age Stereotypes — Wherein I Bust Some Myths

<p>I want to loosen up and have some fun tonight. Fighting ageism doesn&rsquo;t need to be grim &mdash; that&rsquo;s bad for my health. After all, I&rsquo;m not&nbsp;<em>Super-Anti-Ageism Man</em>. I&rsquo;m just an older man with an ageism problem.</p> <p>So, let&rsquo;s deal with it. I&rsquo;ve got&nbsp;<em>Hot Chip Essentials</em>&nbsp;on my Bose headphones. It&rsquo;s Friday night, and I&rsquo;m going to bust some myths for you. The negative age stereotypes are from Professor Becca Levy&rsquo;s book&nbsp;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/yx945t2c" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Breaking The Age Code</em></a>. (I left out a few of her stereotypes because I have never been in the workplace as an older person and have never been mentally ill.)</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s break some things. Here are ten false age stereotypes and my take on them.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/crows-feet/some-negative-age-stereotypes-wherein-i-bust-some-myths-6c26c83bff76"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>