Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong by Steven Petrow

BATB score: 6/10

Best to: pretty much common sense on what not to do when you get old but a good reminder nonetheless

Best as: a fun and funny read

Best for: a memoir of a 60+ year old, Steven Petrow, renowned Washington Post and New York Times journalist, yet his most treasured memories were not about work; anybody who needs this reminder

Best quotes: “each of us is old when we think we are - when we accept an attitude of dormancy, dependence on others, a substantial limitation on our physical and mental activity”

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”

“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.”

“Life will become more pleasant and comfortable if we get rid of some of the abundance.”

“What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.”