If I understand you correctly, your premises are: that most people base their identity on their work; when people stop working, losing their identity, they exp

If I understand you correctly, your premises are: that most people base their identity on their work; when people stop working, losing their identity, they experience faster cognitive decline. It's not clear to me what your frame of reference is for the second premise, though. How does having or losing identity maintain or diminish cognitive decline? EDIT: Two downvotes but no one is providing a source or some educational material to help me understand the science behind the premise. Let's be constructive here and try to educate each other. Thank you!