Idea: 40+ Or 40-55 amateur essay contest 🤔. That seems to be the most silent age range if you exclude professional writers.
I’m just a teeny bit tired of youthful thinking. Feels like watching exhausting reruns of my own shit.
Conversation
Replying to
I don’t know. There’s not much out there if you exclude the pros who’ve been writing since their 20s/30s. For the purposes of this I’d consider myself a pro.
1
3
Replying to
Feel like the stereotype is youthful idealism vs. grizzled realism. Figured you'd have more examples though. Like, systems/patterns of the world that maybe emerge and seem eye opening when you're in your 20s (politics at work?) vs. whatever isn't obvious til much later
1
1
Replying to
More like depressed exhausted silence and all attention retreating to private life.
1
3
Hit 40
Start running 10km every day
Lift weights
Good to go
Bonus points for starting sooner



