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Right, and as a long term participant in this realm, I can definitely say that the speeding up is far greater than any cognitive decline I’ve had so far. To be
by bwanab 5y ago
Right, and as a long term participant in this realm, I can definitely say that the speeding up is far greater than any cognitive decline I’ve had so far. To be sure - since it’s certainly possible that one wouldn’t notice one’s own decline, I do online courses periodically to 1) learn new stuff and 2) assure myself that the decline isn’t yet too severe.
- notahacker 5y agoI think a lot depends on what timescales you consider to be "speeded up". I don't think the perception that a huge amount of stuff happens between the ages of 16 and 18 and seems like it was only last week between the ages of 30 and 35 has much to do with cognitive decline. Feelings of WTF it's two hours later and I feel like I've only been editing for 10 minutes and just need 10 minutes more, likely are linked to cognitive decline, but I'm young enough to only have that feeling when I'm really, really tired, and I sometimes had it when I was 20 too...
- Wowfunhappy 5y ago> I can definitely say that the speeding up is far greater than any cognitive decline I’ve had so far. "Cognitive decline" is probably the wrong way to think about it. Your cognition changes as you age. When you're young, you're inundated with lots of information. You can process that information quickly, but you don't know which signals are important. As you age, you learn what information is important, and what can be filtered out. So even if you're slower, your brain can work more efficiently. It also knows how to take shortcuts. ...at least, that's what I remember reading in my college Psychology textbook five years ago, and it jives with the current article.