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I have found that times in my life when I exercised less, I forgot more. I also find less time to exercise as I grow older. However, for the same level of exe

I have found that times in my life when I exercised less, I forgot more. I also find less time to exercise as I grow older. However, for the same level of exercise, rest, and study, I can't tell if there is a difference. I also have more to forget, so I can barely remember entire arguments in philosophy that I had down cold 10 years ago, but even at age 20, you may not remember much from when you were 10.

TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
That's a good point, about how when you're 20 you hardly remember much from 10+ years ago. In that sense, my memory is excellent, now I can remember a lot from 20 years ago. Yep, definitely aren't as sharp as when I exercise more. And come to think of it, there was a good 13 year period where I was cycling a lot just to get around and now I drive to work every day. I don't think having a smartphone in my pocket helps either, I tend to pull it out and read HN for 30 second periods during the day, then lose track, somewhat, of where-and-what I was doing.
bootload 10y ago
"I have found that times in my life when I exercised less, I forgot more. I also find less time to exercise as I grow older." Want to improve your memory and brain function at any age? Exercise. [0] Want to add new neurons (neurogenesis), exercise. [1] Want to improve your neuro-plasticity? [2] Learn new skills. It's always bothered me nerds/tech-heads optimise their lifestyles for time, not realising fitness, novelty and rest can be used as a strategic weapon to getting better at what you do. I'm not being critical of the OP, I'm just observing what I see in my own tech circles. Reference [0] http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-... [1] https://www.dnalc.org/view/848-Exercise-induced-Neurogenesis.html https://www.dnalc.org/view/848-Exercise-induced-Neurogenesis... [2] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v427/n6972/full/427311a.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v427/n6972/full/427311a...

TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago

That's a good point, about how when you're 20 you hardly remember much from 10+ years ago. In that sense, my memory is excellent, now I can remember a lot from 20 years ago. Yep, definitely aren't as sharp as when I exercise more. And come to think of it, there was a good 13 year period where I was cycling a lot just to get around and now I drive to work every day. I don't think having a smartphone in my pocket helps either, I tend to pull it out and read HN for 30 second periods during the day, then lose track, somewhat, of where-and-what I was doing.

bootload 10y ago

"I have found that times in my life when I exercised less, I forgot more. I also find less time to exercise as I grow older." Want to improve your memory and brain function at any age? Exercise. [0] Want to add new neurons (neurogenesis), exercise. [1] Want to improve your neuro-plasticity? [2] Learn new skills. It's always bothered me nerds/tech-heads optimise their lifestyles for time, not realising fitness, novelty and rest can be used as a strategic weapon to getting better at what you do. I'm not being critical of the OP, I'm just observing what I see in my own tech circles. Reference [0] http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-... [1] https://www.dnalc.org/view/848-Exercise-induced-Neurogenesis.html https://www.dnalc.org/view/848-Exercise-induced-Neurogenesis... [2] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v427/n6972/full/427311a.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v427/n6972/full/427311a...