Psychology suggests people who suddenly downsize their lives in their 60s — smaller house, fewer clothes, shorter guest lists — aren’t giving up, they’re finally noticing what was costing them without earning its keep

Downsizing in the sixties often gets misread as retreat, but research on voluntary simplicity, aging attitudes, and decision-making suggests something else is happening: a late-arriving audit of what possessions, spaces, and relationships were actually costing. The post Psychology suggests people who suddenly downsize their lives in their 60s — smaller house, fewer clothes, shorter guest lists — aren’t giving up, they’re finally noticing what was costing them without earning its keep appeared fi