another example of Galilean relativity, you can't understand a system unless you step outside it
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In this case, it's way better to be a noob than to step outside of the system.
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I feel like a good life project would be to write "guide to your X0s" at the completion of each decade.
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much more people have been 20 than 80, of those who are around us, so …
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Why be 20? Why be 80? Be right here. Right now.
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however, the older you get, the more time you need to learn...
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Transferring life lessons is extremely lossy. Will we be collectively wiser if we live longer?
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It ain't necessarily so. I know 20 year olds who spend their days caring for 80 year olds. They won't be noobs when the time comes.
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I tend to sum this up as “After all, none of us were given the manual at birth”.
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Best book I've read on this topic is Learning to Grow Old by Paul Tournier. Read it, you won't regret it.
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@paulg But 80 year olds have a lot more experience than 20 year olds at figuring out how to be another year older. Hardly newbs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Logical conclusion: life extension will mean rebellious 80 year olds talking back to 120 year olds lecturing them how to live.
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this is why my dad would always say "be the best 17/25/40 year old you can be."
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Hey you don’t look a day over 70 :)
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When my grandfather was in his 80's, he once said he still felt around 55 or so. I took that as optimism.
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I'm really glad my parents have been honest to me about aging. Eg: warning me that it's harder to learn new stuff as you age.
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Hebrew proverb: "be till 120 like 20 y.o."
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and almost everyone else has never been 80. That's the really hard part.
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assuming there is no overlap
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