Posted on 09/22/2019 4:16:44 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
An Ode to Being Old
On the harder-to-measure benefits of age and experience.
What age is someone most likely to achieve their peak performance?
It's a good question, and a logical place to start is with cognitive flexibility, or the ease with which one can switch between thinking about two different concepts or think about two different concepts simultaneously. Lots of people call this sharpness, and research shows it peaks between the ages of 21 and 30. This aligns with the tech-driven narrative that youth is a key determinant of success. In the words of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Young people are just smarter.
Not so fast.
Zuckerberg wasnt just being uncouth. He was downright wrong, at least according to the latest science.
(Excerpt) Read more at getpocket.com ...
I’m the same age as AOC.
When it comes to brains or lack thereof in youth, your mileage may vary.
And without perspective, all the knowledge in the world is useless.
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