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How Your Thinking Changes at 60

by czue on 2/10/25, 3:39 PM with 3 comments

• by JohnFen on 2/10/25, 6:24 PM

  I don't think this progression is universal or is strongly linked with specific ages. At least, it wasn't for me. For instance...

  > When you’re young, you think life is a straight line. School, job, success, retirement. That’s the plan.

  I absolutely didn't think this when I was young. I certainly heard that sales pitch, but even as a child, just looking around made it clear that the sales pitch wasn't reflective of reality. That "at 40" realization wasn't something I ever experienced because I knew that was how things worked from the start.

  (I believe I'm roughly the same age as the author)

• by markx2 on 2/10/25, 4:04 PM

  60? I'm 60 but I got the big picture at 40.

  Life events change you.