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The Book Algorithms to Live By describes some research which found that it is not chronological age, but rather one's position on the explore/exploit curve that
by marchenko 9y ago
The Book Algorithms to Live By describes some research which found that it is not chronological age, but rather one's position on the explore/exploit curve that drives the apparent conservatism of old age. So a 70 year old who expects to live 50 more years might be considerably more novelty-seeking than a 70 year old who expects to live 20 more years, because the first has a longer interval within which to exploit the benefits of any useful finds.
- theothermkn 9y agoHey! Thank you for your post! I was pretty sure I hadn't formulated something new, and it's great to have a new book recommendation! The result you mention seems intuitively correct, and meshes with my own experience. The career changes that I'll consider in my 40s are definitely not the same ones I'd have considered in my 20s. There's no time!