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Being "old" but feeling young is probably the best combination there is.

• KineticLensman 5y ago
  Being physically young (and healthy) but with older maturity, experience and confidence would be my ideal
  • chasd00 5y ago
    they say youth is wasted on the young
    • ASalazarMX 5y ago
      They also say experience is a new comb you get when you're already bald.
  • dkdbejwi383 5y ago
    I think this is essentially what I meant - having the experience, confidence, wisdom etc that comes with age, but feeling (physically) younger than one's years.
    • KineticLensman 5y ago
      > but feeling (physically) younger I get the idea that 'feeling' young depends a lot on attitude but as a 60-year old (who tries to remain active) I understand that I no longer have the eyesight, hearing, coordination, balance and resilience of 20 year-old me. When I was younger lots of little health niggles, aches and pains would quickly go away, now they persist and have to be tolerated and exercised around. I think that 'feeling young' (which you rightly emphasize) is more about realistically accepting limitations and carrying on rather than self-deception that you aren't old. [Edit] Another example of 'oldness'. I've been using keyboards and other UI devices for more than 40 years. My typing is pretty fast now, but gradual deterioration in memory and hand-eye coordination mean that I cannot navigate a mouse-based menu system as fast as I could once. This effect is significant for aging gamers in situations where actions-per-minute are important.