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Some things get better with age. Others such as analytic ability, thinking speed, and energy level get worse.

aristus 16y ago
On the plus side, the urge to troll attenuates with age as well.
keefe 16y ago
http://books.google.com/books?id=OXS8XBwP0coC&lpg=PA85&ots=syZTCKEPGt&dq=analytical%20thinking%20ability%20age%20decline&lr&pg=PA85#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=OXS8XBwP0coC&lpg=PA85&#... one source amongst many, note the # of achievements peaks around 40 not 20 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6X08-46P4PSB-1K&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F1997&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1583264144&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=fb9fa6a7c29afda6bd2aac0352d624ae&searchtype=a http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi... ". In some cases (e.g., bisection), performance differences between the older participants and students nearly 50 years younger used in other studies were negligible." and so on and so forth, this is by no means a well solved problem that says, young people are smarter derp
- say_ 16y ago
  Achievement is definitely way more than just natural ability. Experience counts for a lot, and older people will have a large knowledge advantage. However, he has a legitimate point about natural analytic ability and speed. See:http://www18.homepage.villanova.edu/diego.fernandezduque/Teaching/CognitivePsychology/Lectures_and_Labs/ssssAging/CurrDirAgingSalthouse.pdf http://www18.homepage.villanova.edu/diego.fernandezduque/Tea... Seriously, if you need a kick in the ass to get moving every now and then (like me), then google Timothy Salthouse's research on cognitive aging. It's a depressing reminder that time waits for no one.
Confusion 16y ago
Sure, but those are not usually the decisive abilities. I would say that now, at 31, I may not be able to think as fast as when I was 20, but I also don't need to, because my thought processes converge on useful/correct solutions much faster. I may not be able to quickly analytically evaluate five different solutions like I used to, but I don't need to, because I know from wisdom/experience what the best solution is.

On the plus side, the urge to troll attenuates with age as well.

keefe 16y ago

http://books.google.com/books?id=OXS8XBwP0coC&lpg=PA85&ots=syZTCKEPGt&dq=analytical%20thinking%20ability%20age%20decline&lr&pg=PA85#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=OXS8XBwP0coC&lpg=PA85&#... one source amongst many, note the # of achievements peaks around 40 not 20 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6X08-46P4PSB-1K&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F1997&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1583264144&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=fb9fa6a7c29afda6bd2aac0352d624ae&searchtype=a http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi... ". In some cases (e.g., bisection), performance differences between the older participants and students nearly 50 years younger used in other studies were negligible." and so on and so forth, this is by no means a well solved problem that says, young people are smarter derp

say_ 16y ago
Achievement is definitely way more than just natural ability. Experience counts for a lot, and older people will have a large knowledge advantage. However, he has a legitimate point about natural analytic ability and speed. See:http://www18.homepage.villanova.edu/diego.fernandezduque/Teaching/CognitivePsychology/Lectures_and_Labs/ssssAging/CurrDirAgingSalthouse.pdf http://www18.homepage.villanova.edu/diego.fernandezduque/Tea... Seriously, if you need a kick in the ass to get moving every now and then (like me), then google Timothy Salthouse's research on cognitive aging. It's a depressing reminder that time waits for no one.

Confusion 16y ago

Sure, but those are not usually the decisive abilities. I would say that now, at 31, I may not be able to think as fast as when I was 20, but I also don't need to, because my thought processes converge on useful/correct solutions much faster. I may not be able to quickly analytically evaluate five different solutions like I used to, but I don't need to, because I know from wisdom/experience what the best solution is.