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Ancient Greeks called the life period when one is about 40 "akme". It is a period of greatest mental skills (can't find it on English Wiki, but here is German:
by r34 7y ago
Ancient Greeks called the life period when one is about 40 "akme". It is a period of greatest mental skills (can't find it on English Wiki, but here is German: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akme https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akme).
The "I'm 30, so I'm to old" syndrome is a consequence of very natural social phenomenon - society wants one to be well defined and established, easy to predict.
- yters 7y agoYes, Plato didn't think anyone should engage in philosophy, considered the most intellectually demanding pursuit, until at least 40 and having undergone a long holistic education and serving in the military.