Is the “safe” choice still serving you, or just keeping you somewhere familiar?
In midlife, taking a risk can feel like volunteering for another problem. You have bills, responsibilities, and a future you’ve worked hard to protect. But staying in a job, a place, or a plan you’ve outgrown comes with its own costs.
Economist Allison Schrager joins Farnoosh to explore how to take thoughtful chances when you have more to lose. Allison is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and the author of Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take.
Farnoosh shares why her advice for midlife is to “be mobile,” inspired by her immigrant parents’ willingness to move toward opportunity. Together, they examine what that advice means when changing direction involves a paycheck, health insurance, caregiving, or retirement savings.
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Learn more about Allison and her book at allisonschrager.com.
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