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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 May 2019
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    Older people are not shy about telling you about how you’ll physically slow down and degenerate in a 100 little ways as you age, but they’re very coy about admitting that you also get mentally slower, duller, and less imaginative. Some mix of denial and genuine fear I suppose.

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 May 2019
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        One of the best reasons to specialize in something deep is that it’s a way to beat the mental aging process at least locally. You’ll still lose the war against time in the end, but you’ll win a battle or two on one front at least.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 May 2019
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        The most annoying thing about mental aging is that things get slowly more boring. Like 1% YoY. It takes youthfully sharp cognitive faculties to keep things truly interesting. So memories become more important in keeping yourself entertained. They’re like precompiled binaries.

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      4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 May 2019
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        That’s why deep expertise is an anti-aging serum. You’re collecting more precompiled binaries along the way. Of course the downside there is becoming close-minded within the narrow anti-aging zone. Expert tunnel vision as a time tomb.

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      2. Gene Linetsky‏ @GeneLinetsky 24 May 2019
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        Being mentally slower and duller means they don’t know they are getting mentally slower and duller, and being less imaginative is frequently misread as coyness.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 May 2019
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        Unless they have average memories of sharper times. I definitely remember being at least 50% sharper and faster. Experience has just barely allowed me to make up for that.

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      2. Ben Hunt‏Verified account @EpsilonTheory 25 May 2019
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        My mental decline with age is most pronounced in speed of recall. I used to be a Jeopardy whiz, but now I can only play Learned League (no time constraints). It’s VERY frustrating. Names and dates and facts are still there, just takes a lot longer to access.

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      3. Andy Catsimanes‏ @AndyCatsimanes 25 May 2019
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        Fun fact: at 46, I won a Jeopardy! game. Not sure I could do that at 58.

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      2. Twice as quit now‏ @quitthebiz 24 May 2019
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        Depends on your maslow load. I’m feeling way more creative since leaving FB.

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        Maslow load? That’s the first I’ve heard that term. What does it mean?

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      1. Turil Cronburg‏ @thewiseturtle 25 May 2019
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        I got exponentially more brilliant, creative, and wise as I've made it into my 50's. If you're not taking good care of your body, nutritional deficiencies can really add up, and affect brain function. Try eating a raw vegan diet, and see how much more brilliant you brain works.

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