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Does happiness in your 50s signal the end of ambition?
- JohnFen 7y agoDefine "ambition". I'm in my mid-50s, and while it's certainly true that I have accomplished most of the life goals I had set in my younger years, that hasn't reduced my levels of ambition. What is has done is changed what I'm ambitious about, though. I'm no longer worried about "advancing my career" as I'm very satisfied with it and want to keep it where it is. I'm not concerned with maximizing income, because my income is high enough that I can do everything I want to do, but not so high that it increases my unhappiness. I'm not worried about stability, because I have that. Instead, my ambition runs more toward expanding my skillset, improving my mind, and getting better at those activities I value. I am no less ambitious now than I ever was, but my goals have changed with time.