What Age do You Feel Mentally?

Beezer

Beezer

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I'm 58 but I still think like a 25 year old on most occasions. I've found many of the participants on this forum seem younger than their age. Do you feel you think younger than your years?

Of course my references are mostly 70's and 80's which usually gives my age away.
 

An example...

It was so hot today, I told my daughters I was "Sweating to the Oldies...Silver Fox Edition!"

It was a reference to Richard Simmons work out videos from the 80's. I explained it to my girls and they both laughed.
 
Beezer said:
I'm 58 but I still think like a 25 year old on most occasions. I've found many of the participants on this forum seem younger than their age. Do you feel you think younger than your years?

Of course my references are mostly 70's and 80's which usually gives my age away.
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I'm younger than you, and I must agree that many participants on this forum seem younger to me than they actually are, and I mean that 'mostly' in a positive way. However, there is a small minority who come across as surprisingly and significantly young -- and not always in the best sense.

Do I feel that I think younger than my years?
Not particularly. But neither do I feel older than my years. I don't think I can pinpoint a specific decade where my mind resides. I feel at home in the 60s, even though that era was mostly before my time. Similarly, I feel at home in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. The current 20s, though? I admit I’m struggling a bit with these times. But hey, aren’t we all?
 
Beezer said:
I just liked the 70's and 80's music...they told stories. And the movies were fantastic. I'll admit it. I'm a bit stubborn and stuck in the past. I like old stuff.
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I think I like any kind of 'stuff,' whether it's old or new. It's important to keep the mind active by thinking about both the old and the new, as this helps in learning new things, and perhaps more importantly can keep people somewhat grounded.

Be timeless Beezer.

I think I understand your point about the music, but I have favorites in all decades. If I was forced to choose just one decade, it would have to be the 80s. But I would soon start to miss the other decades. I don't have a particular genre, it just needs to be something that appeals to me at the time, and the memory of it remains. Then there is visiting and evaluating the music that didn't resonate with me at an earlier time, but I become very appreciative of it. Then that music too sticks with me.

I think the older we get the more apparent it becomes that most of us are on completely different levels, In every aspect of life, not just cognitive functions.

 
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I feel like I'm 75, my actual age, with 75 years of learning and experience providing a superior result versus when younger. Can still absorb much complex difficult science because am always using such and subjects I've always not been able to understand are still so. Much is about neural plasticity, use it or lose it.
 
I had an old friend who moved south and lived about 4 hours away from me. Sometimes I would drive to her place for a weekend. Then I would complain because she drove me crazy with her stupid (I thought) ideas. Why do you stay in touch with her they asked. We have a history which goes back to when we were 16. It's like family. Nobody else remembers people and places like she does.
 
Aside from the ageing process I feel old simply because technology has passed me by. Kids can do things with their phones that I can't ever get my head around, yet mathematics like geometry, calculus and trigonometry although not easy, not difficult either.

Today we were stuck in a horrendous traffic jam and my guess the reason being, so many drivers set their satnavs with the destination then just blindly follow it's instructions. Satnavs? I haven't got a clue.

Trivia, arguments with over random facts. Someone just Googles it and that's the end of it.

I am definitely old!
 
Radrook said:
I am far too wise to identify with my younger and far more naïve version. Too many very recent profound insights are now preventing that.
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I am old enough to be able to remember the freedom I enjoyed as a child. New insights into being able to remember and then incorporate a very interesting, curious, even excited feeling can become the way I see things at times. People are all so very different. The uniqueness is amazing. :)
 
Sometimes I feel older than my current years. At age 56, I am younger than most people here. Other time I feel like I am around 12.

I am still working and feel worn out by my current job. This is more about being emotionally worn out.

For awhile it has been part of my job duties to assist new people who are still learning. But recently we have a lot of people who only work here for a couple years until they get enough experience to work someplace that pays more. So this job duty has morphed into quite a bit more work than it used to be.

For some reason my brain keeps processing it as "getting too old for this" instead of workplace burnout which is probably more accurate.

On the other hand, the more emotionally drained I am from work, the more I feel like my inner child wants to come out and play. Like I really want a summer vacation for 2 or 3 months where I can spend all my days playing games and reading comic books. I keep finding myself wanting more kids things like stickers and glitter.
 

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