When I was young, 'all' of what I learned was unique. As I aged, the newness waned as I recognized patterns and deemed repackaged ideas as innovative applications. Now well into my 40's, I can still find 'new' when I leave the daily repetitive habit of life and deliberately search outside my comfort zone, but most events now seem stale & tired. The accumulation of knowledge and experience has changed the aspect in which I see and participate within my immediate environment. That is not to say I am or I feel old, it is only that my perspective of life has changed, my aspirations beyond my abilities have been quashed and I am no longer gullible enough to believe the ungrounded, optimistic concepts public education, media marketing and sociopath bosses/users/scammers try to feed me every day. Frankly, despite chronic aches from accumulated injuries and evolving sensations of fatigue, I only feel young when young people remind me I'm not young. YMMV.
Edit: Didn't read the mc-article who's sole purpose is to sell advertising...another 'old' thing I've picked up over the years.
Edit: Didn't read the mc-article who's sole purpose is to sell advertising...another 'old' thing I've picked up over the years.